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Unit 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did Christopher Columbus Sail to Asia?

a)

1493

b)

1491

c)

1492

d)

1494

2.

What year did Vasco de Gama sail around Africa to India?

a)

1492

b)

1497

c)

1498

d)

1496

3.

What Country did Jacques Cartier find?

a)

Canada

b)

America

c)

Asia

d)

Greenland

4.

Francisco Pizzaro conquered what South American Tribe?

a)

Iroquois

b)

Mayans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

5.

What South American Tribe did Hernan Cortes defeat?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Mayans

d)

Iroquois

6.

What Year did Bartolomeu Dias sail along bottom side of South Africa?

a)

1487

b)

1488

c)

1991

d)

1998

7.

Who was an Italian born, but English sponsored explorer?

a)

Vasco De Gama

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

John Cabot

d)

Da Vinci

8.

I was an Italian Born, sponsored by France explorer.

a)

Spain

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John Cabot

d)

Giovanni Da Verrazzano

9.

Who named the new land "The Americas"?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigos Vespucci

c)

John Cabot

d)

Da Vinci

10.

What King and Queen from Spain did Columbus have to convince to sponsor his voyage?

a)

King Hernan and Queen Dias

b)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

c)

King Vasco and Queen Pizzaro

d)

King Christopher and Queen Columbus

11.

What are the name of the Ships that were invented for long voyages?

a)

Camels

b)

Cartels

c)

Caravans

d)

Carvels

12.

What Country led the way of exploration?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

13.

During the Columbian Exchange what were some things brought from Europe/Africa to the Americas?

a)

Slaves, Sugar, Tea

b)

Measles, Pineapples, Slaves

c)

Horses, Grapes, Smallpox

d)

Nothing

14.

I wrote in Sonnets.

a)

Machevelli

b)

Petrach

c)

Eramus

d)

Sir Thomas More

15.

I wrote the Utopia.

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Eramus

c)

Folly

d)

Petrach

16.

I wrote the The Prince.

a)

Petrach

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Eramus

d)

Machevelli

17.

I created the Sistine Chapel.

a)

Donatello

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Raphael

18.

I wrote the Folly.

a)

Eramus

b)

Petrach

c)

Machevelli

d)

Sir Thomas More

19.

I painted the Mona Lisa.

a)

April

b)

Splinter

c)

Donatello

d)

Da Vinci

20.

Who said "one should do good if possible, but evil when necessary"?

a)

Machevelli

b)

Petrach

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Eramus

21.

What kind of numerals did bookkeepers use?

a)

Greek

b)

Arabic

c)

Roman

d)

English

22.

What kind of products were in increased demand?

a)

European

b)

Middle Eastern

c)

Asian

d)

Native American

23.

Renaissance means the "rebirth" of?

a)

Gold

b)

Death

c)

Art and Literature

d)

Life

24.

Where did the Renaissance start?

a)

Northern Asia

b)

Northern Europe

c)

Northern Russia

d)

Northern Italy

25.

Humanist were supported by?

a)

Humanism

b)

Patrons

c)

Individualism

d)

Kings

26.

The celebration of the individual is?

a)

Humanism

b)

Patron

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

27.

How many Italian city-states became rich from trading?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

28.

What is the name of my Asgard dog?

a)

Helena

b)

Loki

c)

Thor

d)

Odin

29.

What was the approximent worth of Mansa Musa?

a)

$400 Thousand

b)

$400 Million

c)

$400 Trillion

d)

$400 Billion

30.

What Ruler made a Lavish trip to Mecca?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundita Keita

c)

Sunni Ali

d)

Aski the Great

31.

What Made the Gold-Salt trade easier to accomplish?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Camels

c)

Horses

d)

People

32.

What ruler created Timbuktu?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Mr. Leibert

c)

You

d)

Mansa Musa

33.

What year did the Moroccans raid the Taghaza salt mine?

a)

1592

b)

1590

c)

1591

d)

1593

34.

What Empire was also Known as "The Land of Gold"?

a)

Mecca

b)

Songahi

c)

Mali

d)

Ghana

35.

The Bantu are still know to have what amount of people speaking their language today?

a)

2/3

b)

1/3

c)

3/3

d)

4/3

36.

Mansa Musa Traveled with roughly 2400lbs of gold, how was that broken down?

a)

1 camel, 2400lbs of gold

b)

60 camels, 400lbs of gold

c)

80 camels, 300lbs of gold

d)

30 camels, 800lbs of gold

37.

what order did the empires chronological time go?

a)

Ghana, Mali, Songahi

b)

Songahi, Mali, Ghana

c)

Ghana, Songahi, Mali

d)

Mali, Ghana, Songahi

38.

Who was the founder Mali?

a)

Mecca

b)

Sunni Ali

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

Sundeita Ketia

39.

What was directly North of all three empires?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Saharan Desert

d)

Egypt

40.

What years was Ghana in power?

a)

3000-1200 AD

b)

300-1000AD

c)

300-1100 AD

d)

300-900 AD