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The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the age of exploration, what motivated Jacques Cartier to explore?

a)

To search for the Northwest Passage for France

b)

To find a better trade route for Spain

c)

To establish trade for Portugal

d)

To search for gold and salt

2.

What did Native Americans think of European exploration during Cartier's expedition?

a)

Native Americans were excited to establish relationships with the European explorers and begin trading with them.

b)

Native Americans were confused because the Europeans were claiming territory in order to become richer

c)

The Native Americans were excited to learn new religions

d)

The Native Americans were confused over the different religious beliefs

3.

The Crusades changed Europe by ________________________________________.

a)

forcing the Turks to give up Palestine.

b)

leading to increased trade with Asia

c)

again allowing pilgrimagees to the Holy Land.

d)

introducing Europeans to military life

4.

Which of the following was not a source of wealth for Ghana's rulers?

a)

Ghana had its own stores of gold.

b)

Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana.

c)

The rulers taxed traders coming into and leaving the kingdom

d)

Ghana had a large, well-equipped army.

5.

How do may scientists think people first arrived in North America?

a)

After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in large boats.

b)

During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice

c)

After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.

d)

During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.

6.

How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?

a)

by building thousands of miles of roads

b)

by dividing its people into self-sufficient communities

c)

by creating a communication system based on glyphs

d)

by devising a number system to count the population

7.

Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice were

a)

important trading centers in northern Italy

b)

wealthy banking centers in Spain

c)

places of refuge from bubonic plague and the Black Death.

d)

cities in Gaul that were conquered by the Franks.

8.

What are the Olmec best known for?

a)

their migratory culture

b)

their use of stone in architecture and sculpture

c)

their large paved plazas

d)

their networks of canals and water control

9.
Democracy originated in which society?
a)
Greek
b)
Roman
10.
What is a problem with a direct democracy?
a)
People aren't mature enough to govern themselves
b)
People don't have the time to participate so actively
c)
They tend to favor the wealthy
d)
Women don't have rights
11.

Which of the following is a problem of direct democracy?

a)

Most people aren't mature enough to govern themselves.

b)

Most people don't have the time to participate so actively in their government.

c)

Direct democracies tend to favor the wealthy.

d)

Women never have any rights under direct democracy.

12.

a Greek word meaning, rule by the people

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

authoritarian

13.

Why would a direct democracy be difficult in the United States?

a)

Lack of public interest

b)

Our large population

c)

Technology is not available

d)

The country's relatively small size

14.

In the United States, the people vote ________________.

a)

directly for the laws we want

b)

for how long we want the president to be in power

c)

for the rules in other countries

d)

for the people we want to represent us in government

15.

The United States is a _________________________ democracy.

a)

direct

b)

indirect

c)

representative

d)

social

16.

During the Renaissance, the new emphasis on people rather than religion was called

a)

intellectualism.

b)

humanism.

c)

theism.

d)

mercantilism.

17.

What was the basis for Ghana's importance as a trade center?

a)

salt

b)

oil

c)

taxes

d)

copper

18.

Who was the author of Republic, which describes an ideal government?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Socrates

d)

Sundiata

19.

Which of the following was the basis of feudalism in the Middle ages?

a)

Knights held land from a lord in exchange for military service.

b)

Knights became vassals of wealthy landowners.

c)

Peasants began trading crafts.

d)

Kings rediscovered the glories of ancient Greece and Rome.

20.

Like the kingdom of Ghana, the kingdom of Mali owed its importance to ___________________________

a)

its supplies of gold.

b)

the influence of Islam.

c)

its geographical location.

d)

the collapse of nearby empires.

21.

Of the following, which was NOT a reason for Mali's wealth, power, and fame?

a)

Mansa Musa's leadership

b)

its emphasis on education

c)

the expansion of trade

d)

the decline of neighboring states

22.

Which was MOST responsible for the spread of Knowledge during the Renaissance?

a)

the movement of scholars from the Byzantine Empire to Europe

b)

the rediscovery of the classical of the classical thinkers of Greece and Rome

c)

the development of the printing press and movable type

d)

the rapid growth of scientific study and discoveries

23.

What made the slave trade important to the West African economy?

a)

Slavery had existed for centuries in Africa and elsewhere.

b)

Slaveholders were ranked by the number of slaves they owned.

c)

Arab Muslims became involved in the slave trade.

d)

Slaves could be traded for valuable goods in North Africa and the Middle East

24.

Which was the biggest influence on Renaissance thinking?

a)

the spread of Islam into Europe

b)

the ideas of Greece and Rome

c)

the growth of European farming

d)

the revolution in weaponry

25.

What caused the fall of the kingdom of Ghana?

a)

Its leaders converted to Islam.

b)

The Almoravids cut off its trade routes.

c)

Its army became too weak to defend it.

d)

Salt ceased to be a valuable commodity.

26.

Which of the following best defines direct democracy?

a)

All citizens participate in government.

b)

Citizens elect representatives to government.

c)

Laws are put on public display for all citizens to see.

d)

Citizens elect the offcials who govern them.

27.

Which of lthe following did NOT lead to tlhe decline of feudalism in the Midddle Ages?

a)

the Black Death

b)

increased travel and trade

c)

emergence of a new middle class of artisans and merchants

d)

the failure of the Crusades

28.

The kingdom of Ghana was formed by

a)

the Berber people of northern Africa.

b)

the joining of the Mali and Songhai empires

c)

the nomadic herders of the Niger River region

d)

the banding together of the Soninke families for protection

29.

The Renaissance had its origins in ___________.

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

30.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)
Johann Gutenberg
c)
Thomas Farnsworth
d)
Guglielmo Marconi
31.
Which of the following was the first printed/published book?
a)
Encyclopedia Britannica
b)
The Bible
c)
Webster's Dictionary
d)
The Epic of Gildamesh
32.
Which of the following was the MOST profound effect of the printing press?
a)
Books became cheaper
b)
News spread
c)
Increased Literacy Rates
d)
Books could be produced in mass
33.

The printing press changed history

a)

true

b)

false