WorksheetsAge of Exploration Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Based on your knowledge of the Mayan, Aztec and Inca civilizations, and the visual below, what was the main God they worshiped and used sacrifice in order to appease their God?
Wind
Sun
Fire
Earth
In order to support their populations, the Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations used the following:
utilized slave labor to complete public works
created unified empires
developed unique farming practices
practiced human sacrifice
Which of the following two are similarities between the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas? Select 2 answers.
Agricultural based economy
Social classes
Calendars
Writing systems
Which situation is illustrated in these statements below?
empathy of Europeans for Native American Indian civilizations
triangular trade and its effects on agrarian economics
the relatively high cost of colonialism
the impact of contact between different peoples
Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?
His interactions with the indigenous peoples served as a model for fair treatment of minorities.
His ships were the first to complete an around-the-world voyage and prove the earth was round.
His calculations of the distance between Europe and Asia became the basis for our modern maps.
His voyages started a vast cultural exchange between the two hemispheres.
Which explanation for the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire is supported by the illustration below? Use the visual below to answer question
The Aztec religion encouraged non violence.
The nations of Europe allied with the Spanish against Aztec rulers.
The conquistadors were defending their homeland.
Spanish technology was a major factor in the defeat of the Aztecs.
These developments influenced the start of the
Crusades.
Renaissance.
Reformation.
Age of Exploration.
Which of these events occurred first?
Europeans brought food, animals and ideas from one continent to another.
European diseases has an adverse effect on the native populations of new territories.
Warfare increased as European nations competed for land and power.
Advances in learning and technology made long ocean voyages possible.
The voyages illustrated by the map above became possible in the late 1400s because of the..... Use the visual below to answer
support of exploration by the English government.
trade connections established by Ibn Battuta.
effects of the Atlantic slave trade.
development of new navigational instruments and technology.
The Age of Exploration led directly to the
establishment of European colonies.
start of the Puritan Revolution.
invention of the magnetic compass.
failure of the Congress of Vienna.
The excerpt below explains the impact of the
Industrial Revolution
Atlantic Slave Trade
Columbian Exchange
European Expansion
Which statement accurately reflects population changes that occurred as a result of the Age of Exploration?
Most Latin American populations became more culturally diverse.
One third of Europe’s population died due to the exposure to diseases from the Americas.
The introduction of goods from the Americas caused a decline in Asian populations.
Native Americans migrated to Africa causing increases in African populations.
Which two accurately describe direct results of the European slave trade in Africa? Select two answers.
Africans moved to rural areas
Instability grew systematically in Africa
African military forces ended the slave trade
The male population in Africa decreased
Africa experienced a population boom.
Which statement is supported by the graph below? Use the visual below to answer question
Little trade in enslaved Africans took place before the 1500s.
Slavery was mostly widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark and Holland.
Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America.
Conditions of slavery in Brazil were better than in the North America.
The fall of the Byzantine Empire to the Ottoman Turks (1453) prompted Spain and Portugal to
seek new trade routes to East Asia.
extend religious tolerance to Muslim peoples.
reform their political systems.
expand the Catholic Inquisition into the Middle East.
What was a major cause for the shift in European trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean during the late 1400s?
Ottoman Turks seized control of Constantinople.
The Ming dynasty authorized Zheng He to make long-distance voyages.
The Tokugawa shogunate adopted an isolationist policy.
Christian crusaders captured Jerusalem.
Which statement can best be supported by the information on the map? Use the map below to answer question
The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge.
Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century.
China’s Ming Dynasty controlled Indian Ocean trade at least a half-century before the Portuguese.
Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa.
Which two choices below are the reasons for Zheng He’s voyages during the 15th century? Select 2 answers.
promote trade
collect tribute
seal off China’s borders from foreign influence
prove the world was round
establish colonies Europe and the New World
In the 17th and 18th centuries, the primary goal of the mercantilism as practiced by European countries was to..... Use the image below to answer question
glorify the power and aggressiveness of the military.
create laws which guarantee individual freedoms.
teach the natives Christianity and offer them protection in exchange for labor.
increase their supply of gold and silver through a favorable balance of trade.
