WorksheetsScientific Revolution/Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plants, animals, culture, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World.
b)
The Columbian Exchange was a religious movement between the Americas and the Old World.
c)
The Columbian Exchange was a trade agreement between the Americas and the Old World.
d)
The Columbian Exchange was a military conflict between the Americas and the Old World.
2.
What was the New World?
a)
Europe
b)
The United States
c)
Africa
d)
The Americas
3.
Who was NOT a European explorer?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Harold Truman
4.
Who funded Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas?
a)
King Ferdinand of Spain
b)
Pope Alexander VI
c)
King Henry VII of England
d)
Queen Isabella of Spain
5.
Why did 50 to 90% of Native Americans die when Europeans started to colonize the Americas?
a)
DaYeezus
b)
Diseases brought by Europeans
c)
Natural disasters
d)
Warfare with Europeans
6.
What was the Scientific Revolution?
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7.
True or False: an Italian scientist named Galileo published a book in which he stated that Earth orbited the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False: the Scientific Method was developed during the Scientific Revolution
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which explorer's crew circumnavigated Earth?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Marco Polo
10.
Draw Vasco de Gama's route from Europe to Asia.
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