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Unit 2 - Topic 1 - Parts A-C Benchmark Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________________ was a trade route used to travel to trade cities throughout Asia.

a)

Silk

Road

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Atlantic

Ocean

d)

Roanoke

Colony

2.

If there are a lot of people interested in purchasing an item, the _________________ is high.

a)

supply

b)

demand

c)

price

d)

quantity

3.

Who was motivated to look for a shorter route to Asia in 1492?

a)

Europeans

b)

Indigenous

People

c)

The Incas

d)

Conquistadors

4.

What three goods were exported from Asia to the New World?

a)

Porcelain

b)

Silk

c)

Gold

d)

Spices

5.

(a)   faced the challenge of finding someone to fund his voyage before his first exploration to the New World.

6.

What happened to the population of indigenous people after the introduction to European diseases?

a)

The population remained the same.

b)

The population increased.

c)

The population decreased.

7.

Spanish explorers are also known as (a)   .

8.

The desire to seize treasures being shipped back to Spain attracted privateers like Sir Francis Drake. He circumnavigated the _____.

a)

globe

b)

United States

c)

European countries

d)

Old World

9.

The Age of Exploration was a time where people migrated from ______ to ________.

a)

Africa to Asia

b)

Mexico to Canada

c)

Australia to Central America

d)

Europe to the Americas

10.

What were the three motivations for exploring the New World?

(a)