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WorksheetsThe World Before the Opening of the Atlantic
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
During the age of exploration, what motivated Jacques Cartier to explore?
To search for the Northwest Passage for France
To find a better trade route for Spain
To establish trade for Portugal
To search for gold and salt
What did Native Americans think of European exploration during Cartier's expedition?
Native Americans were excited to establish relationships with the European explorers and begin trading with them.
Native Americans were confused because the Europeans were claiming territory in order to become richer
The Native Americans were excited to learn new religions
The Native Americans were confused over the different religious beliefs
The Crusades changed Europe by ________________________________________.
forcing the Turks to give up Palestine.
leading to increased trade with Asia
again allowing pilgrimagees to the Holy Land.
introducing Europeans to military life
Which of the following was not a source of wealth for Ghana's rulers?
Ghana had its own stores of gold.
Nearly all trade between northern and southern Africa passed through Ghana.
The rulers taxed traders coming into and leaving the kingdom
Ghana had a large, well-equipped army.
How do may scientists think people first arrived in North America?
After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people came in large boats.
During the Ice Age, the sea froze and people crossed the ice
After the Ice Age, glaciers melted and people crossed land.
During the Ice Age, the sea level dropped and people crossed land.
How did the vast Incan Empire address the problems caused by its size?
by building thousands of miles of roads
by dividing its people into self-sufficient communities
by creating a communication system based on glyphs
by devising a number system to count the population
Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice were
important trading centers in northern Italy
wealthy banking centers in Spain
places of refuge from bubonic plague and the Black Death.
cities in Gaul that were conquered by the Franks.
What are the Olmec best known for?
their migratory culture
their use of stone in architecture and sculpture
their large paved plazas
their networks of canals and water control
Which of the following is a problem of direct democracy?
Most people aren't mature enough to govern themselves.
Most people don't have the time to participate so actively in their government.
Direct democracies tend to favor the wealthy.
Women never have any rights under direct democracy.
a Greek word meaning, rule by the people
Monarchy
Democracy
Communism
authoritarian
Why would a direct democracy be difficult in the United States?
Lack of public interest
Our large population
Technology is not available
The country's relatively small size
In the United States, the people vote ________________.
directly for the laws we want
for how long we want the president to be in power
for the rules in other countries
for the people we want to represent us in government
The United States is a _________________________ democracy.
direct
indirect
representative
social
During the Renaissance, the new emphasis on people rather than religion was called
intellectualism.
humanism.
theism.
mercantilism.
What was the basis for Ghana's importance as a trade center?
salt
oil
taxes
copper
Who was the author of Republic, which describes an ideal government?
Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Sundiata
Which of the following was the basis of feudalism in the Middle ages?
Knights held land from a lord in exchange for military service.
Knights became vassals of wealthy landowners.
Peasants began trading crafts.
Kings rediscovered the glories of ancient Greece and Rome.
Like the kingdom of Ghana, the kingdom of Mali owed its importance to ___________________________
its supplies of gold.
the influence of Islam.
its geographical location.
the collapse of nearby empires.
Of the following, which was NOT a reason for Mali's wealth, power, and fame?
Mansa Musa's leadership
its emphasis on education
the expansion of trade
the decline of neighboring states
Which was MOST responsible for the spread of Knowledge during the Renaissance?
the movement of scholars from the Byzantine Empire to Europe
the rediscovery of the classical of the classical thinkers of Greece and Rome
the development of the printing press and movable type
the rapid growth of scientific study and discoveries
What made the slave trade important to the West African economy?
Slavery had existed for centuries in Africa and elsewhere.
Slaveholders were ranked by the number of slaves they owned.
Arab Muslims became involved in the slave trade.
Slaves could be traded for valuable goods in North Africa and the Middle East
Which was the biggest influence on Renaissance thinking?
the spread of Islam into Europe
the ideas of Greece and Rome
the growth of European farming
the revolution in weaponry
What caused the fall of the kingdom of Ghana?
Its leaders converted to Islam.
The Almoravids cut off its trade routes.
Its army became too weak to defend it.
Salt ceased to be a valuable commodity.
Which of the following best defines direct democracy?
All citizens participate in government.
Citizens elect representatives to government.
Laws are put on public display for all citizens to see.
Citizens elect the offcials who govern them.
Which of lthe following did NOT lead to tlhe decline of feudalism in the Midddle Ages?
the Black Death
increased travel and trade
emergence of a new middle class of artisans and merchants
the failure of the Crusades
The kingdom of Ghana was formed by
the Berber people of northern Africa.
the joining of the Mali and Songhai empires
the nomadic herders of the Niger River region
the banding together of the Soninke families for protection
The Renaissance had its origins in ___________.
England
France
Italy
Germany
The printing press changed history
true
false
