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Unit 3 Summative - Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1) What role did religion play in the desire for European exploration?

a)

The church wanted to learn about new religions to incorporate those ideas into Christianity.

b)

The pope traveled to the New World in 1500

c)

The church tried to stop exploration of foreign lands

d)

Christians wanted to spread their religion to the New World.

2.

2. Which of the following events was a major factor in the desire of countries like Portugal and Spain to find a different route to Asia?

a)

Fall of Roman Empire

b)

Conquest of Constantinople

c)

Fall of Byzantine Empire

d)

Defeat of the Spanish Armada

3.

3. Both the Crusades and Renaissance stimulated European desire for

a)

art

b)

exotic Asian goods

c)

new sailing technology

d)

alternatives to the Catholic Church

4.

4. Christopher Columbus sailed for the "glory" of which country?

a)

Turkey

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Spain

5.

5. What is a device that uses the North Star to determine latitude?

a)

Star Maps

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Lateen Sails

6.

6. What do cartographers do?

a)

Make Maps

b)

Make Tea

c)

Make Carts

d)

Make Coffee

7.

7. Spain explored Canada and along the northern Atlantic coast.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

8. Portuguese explorers explored along the coast of Brazil.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

9. What breakthrough technology told sailors what direction they were headed? (North, East, South, & West)

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Star Charts

c)

Sextant

d)

Compass

10.

10. What does it mean that Magellan Circumnavigated the globe?

a)

He sailed in a circle around England

b)

He sailed all the way around the Earth.

c)

He sailed halfway around the Earth.

d)

He was the first explorer to make contact with a native tribe.

11.

11. The Priest Bartolome De Las Casas warned the Spanish monarchy about what problem?

a)

Spanish explorers were stealing money from the Spanish Monarchy.

b)

Spanish explorers were treating Native Americans too nicely.

c)

Spanish explorers were torturing & murdering Native Americans.

d)

Spanish explorers were not cleaning & maintaining the Spanish Armada.

12.

12. All of the following were part of the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT…

a)

Disease.

b)

Plants.

c)

Animals.

d)

Weapons.

13.

13. “The Old World” includes which of the following continents? (Select 2)

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

14.

14. “The New World” is in which hemisphere of the Earth?

a)

Northern

b)

Eastern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

15.

15. The Spanish monarchy funded Christopher Columbus because they hoped he would find the New World and make Spain much wealthier than Portugal.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

16. As a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain was able to lay claim to a far greater portion of the New World than Portugal.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

17. As a result of the Columbian Exchange Italians were able to include tomatoes into their food for the first time.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

18. This conquistador who defeated the Incan Empire.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

19.

19. Conquistador responsible for toppling the Aztec Empire.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

20.

20. The Line of demarcation & the Treaty of Tordesillas split the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

21. Spanish land grant system that essentially allowed Spanish settlers to enslave Native Americans.

a)

Skeepwa System

b)

Colonization System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Thunye System

22.

22. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the world in half between what two European nations?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

23.

23. The primary motive of founding Jamestown was…

a)

Gold - Fur Trade

b)

Gold - Profit

c)

God - Convert Natives

d)

Glory - Conquer Natives

24.

24. The primary motive of founding Plymouth was…

a)

Gold - Cash Crops

b)

Gold - Profit

c)

God - Religious Freedom

d)

Glory - Conquer Natives

25.

25. The primary motivation for the French exploring North America was…

a)

Gold - Trading with Natives

b)

Gold - Profit

c)

God - Convert Natives

d)

Glory - Conquer Natives