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Unit 6: Explorers & Eastern World

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorers sailed for Spain?

a)

Columbus

b)

Pizarro

c)

Cortez

d)

Magellan

e)

Dias

2.

Which explorers sailed for Portugal?

a)

Magellan

b)

Dias

c)

Da Gama

d)

Columbus

e)

Drake

3.

Which country did Cartier sale for

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

e)

Netherlands

4.

What three things were the "motto" of these explorers

a)

Ships

b)

God

c)

Water

d)

Gold

e)

Glory

5.

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Magellan

b)

Drake

c)

Dias

d)

Da Gama

6.

Which explorer helped wipe out the Incans

a)

Cortes

b)

Da Gama

c)

Drake

d)

Pizarro

7.

Which explorer helped wipe out the Aztecs

a)

Pizarro

b)

Drake

c)

Cartier

d)

Cortez

8.

Who was the first explorer to cross the Atlantic

a)

Cartier

b)

Drake

c)

Cortez

d)

Columbus

9.

Which explorer helped discover Canada

a)

Drake

b)

Cortez

c)

Cartier

d)

Da Gama

10.

Which explorer landed at the Cape of Good Hope

a)

Dias

b)

Da Gama

c)

Drake

d)

Prince Henry

11.

Who helped Portugal start their exploration

a)

Dias

b)

Da Gama

c)

King Ferdinand

d)

Prince Henry

12.

who found a fast route to India

a)

Dias

b)

Da Gama

c)

Drake

d)

Prince Henry

13.

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Pizarro

14.

What important event is shown in this picture?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

French fur trade

c)

The western water route to Asia

15.

Which of the following was NOT a new invention that helped early explorers?

a)

Compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

GPS

d)

Caravel

16.
After contact with Europeans in the 1500's millions of Native Americans died because
a)
slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe
b)
new foods which made them sick
c)
religious persecution because of the Spanish Inquisition
d)
diseases which the Native Americans were not immune to
17.

What were the reasons the early explorers began to make voyages?

a)

to search for gold

b)

to spread religion

c)

to find a water pathway to Asia

d)

All of the above

18.
The Ming Emperor wanted more tributaries so he gave his trusted adviser, ___________ the title "Admiral of the Western Seas" and told him to sail to "the countries beyond the horizon"
a)
Zheng He
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Ahmed
d)
Jamal al-Din
19.
Which Dynasty took control of China after the Yuan?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Ming
d)
Qing
20.
Who invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire?
a)
Zheng
b)
Yong Le
c)
Manchus
d)
Nanjing
21.
Who was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
a)
Hongwu
b)
Zheng He
c)
Kublai
d)
Yonglo
22.
Who came to power after the Mongolian rule of China was weakened?
a)
Zhang dynasty
b)
Ming dynasty
c)
Wu dynasty
d)
Tang dynasty
23.
What was the name of China's last dynasty
a)
Qing
b)
Qin
c)
Ming
d)
Tang
24.
A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws
a)
Governor
b)
Official
c)
Philosophy
d)
Civil Service
25.
In 1600, Tokegawa Ieyasu
a)
started a centuries-long civil war that tore Japan apart
b)
implemented "Dutch learning" in an attempt to modernize Japan
c)
fought off an attempted Chinese invasion
d)
finished unifying Japan
26.

Which Gunpowder empire controlled the most territory?

a)

Ottomans

b)

Safavids

c)

Mughals

d)

Shogunate

27.

What religion was the Safavid Empire?

a)

Sunni

b)

Catholic

c)

Hindu

d)

Shi'a

28.

Istanbul became the new Ottoman capital. It was known before as:

a)

Rome

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Jerusalem

29.
____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers. 
a)
janissaries 
b)
ulema
c)
pashas 
d)
sinans 
30.

Which of the following was NOT a "Gunpowder" Empire during the 1450-1700 time period?

a)

Safavid Empire

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Mughal Empire

31.

In 1453, the Ottomans attacked Constantinople & conquered the ________ Empire

a)

Persian

b)

Roman

c)

Mughal

d)

Byzantine

32.

Ottoman rulers were called ________ & they governed with absolute power

a)

Caliphates

b)

Sultans

c)

Monarchs

d)

None of the Above

33.

In 1494, ___________ became king of the Mughals, expanded the army, & began invasions into India to create his empire

a)

Babur

b)

Sulaman

c)

Suleyman

d)

Shah

34.

In 1556, Babur’s grandson Akbar became king of the Mughal Empire & expanded the empire into almost all of ___________.

a)

Spain

b)

Israel

c)

China

d)

India

35.

The Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire, and Mughal Empire are collectively known as what because of their use of a weaponized material?

a)

The Gunpowder Empires

b)

The Bubonic Plague Empires

c)

The Islamic Empires

d)

The Hindu Empires

36.

Why did the Safavid and Ottoman empires have religious tension?

a)

Ottomans are Christian and Safavids are Muslims

b)

Ottomans are Sunni and Safavids are Shi'ite

c)

Both are Muslim so they had no religious tension

37.

What is the devshrime?

a)

Collection of taxes at a central point

b)

Conversion of boys from the Balkans to be Janissaries

c)

A series of social reforms targeting religious tolerance

d)

Forced conversion of Shi'a Muslims to the Sunni faith.

38.

Which two empires were bitter rivals and fought over what is present day Iraq?

a)

Ottomans and Mughals

b)

Safavids and Mughals

c)

Mughals and Mongols

d)

Ottomans and Safavids

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