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AOE Exam Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The exchange of ideas, animals, plants, people and diseases between the new and old world became known as the :

a)

The Columbian Exchange

b)

The Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

The Demarcation Line

d)

The 1492 Proclamation

2.

Match the following to the correct explorer to their significance:

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

1.

first to circumnavigate the world

b)

Christopher Columbus

2.

Discovered the "New World"

c)

Henry Hudson

3.

Tried to find the NW Passage

3.

The Northwest Passage was:

a)

a land route that linked Asia and Europe

b)

another name for the Silk Road

c)

a water route that connected Asia and North America

d)

a water route that connected Asia and Europe

4.

Francisco Pizarro conquered which group of natives in the New World?

a)

The Aztecs

b)

The Mayans

c)

The Haudenosaunee

d)

The Inca

5.

​ (a)   started the Age of Exploration by building a​ (b)   and training explorers. He helped set up trading posts in​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
England
Colonies
France
Native Wars
Prince Henry the Navigator
school
West Africa
6.

Match the following items to their correct location of origin (New or Old World)

a)

1.

New World

b)

2.

Old World

c)

3.

Old World

d)

4.

New World

e)

5.

New World

7.

Based on the image, how did the Treaty of Tordesillas impact the creation of colonies in the New World?

a)

Spain and Portugal colonial settlements were divided.

b)

England and France could not make colonies in South America.

c)

The Portuguese only get colonies in Brazil.

d)

The French can only settle in Canada.

8.

Why did the French decide to settle and live in the colonies that they established?

a)

They were at constant war with natives.

b)

They were afraid of British Aggression.

c)

They established trading posts for the fur trade to Asia and Europe.

d)

The French wanted to force Catholicism on the Natives.

9.

Which were the main countries involved in the Age of Exploration?

a)

India, China and Europe

b)

Portugal, Spain, England, France and the Netherlands.

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

England and Italy

10.

The country of (blank) paid for the voyages of Christopher Columbus.

(a)  

11.

Which historical figure was responsible for creating a school for explorers and funding their expeditions to the New World?

a)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

b)

King James the Second

c)

King Louis of France

d)

Prince Henry of Portugal

12.

Which Conquistador was responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire in modern- day Mexico?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francis Bacon

d)

John Cabot

13.

What was responsible for most of the Native American deaths once they made contact with Europeans?

a)

Disease

b)

Warfare

c)

Religious Persecution

d)

Civil War

14.
  1. What did MOST European countries do after they claimed a new land for themselves?

a)
  1. Sell the land to another country for gold.

b)
  1. Establish permanent colonies.

c)
  1. Declare war on a rival European country.

d)
  1. Force the native population out of the land.

15.

Base your answer on the reading above: Which of the following choices did the Portuguese import by sea route?

a)

American gold

b)

Asian Spices

c)

Asian Silk

d)

Indonesian Jade