WorksheetsAOE Exam Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
The exchange of ideas, animals, plants, people and diseases between the new and old world became known as the :
The Columbian Exchange
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Demarcation Line
The 1492 Proclamation
Match the following to the correct explorer to their significance:
Ferdinand Magellan
first to circumnavigate the world
Christopher Columbus
Discovered the "New World"
Henry Hudson
Tried to find the NW Passage
The Northwest Passage was:
a land route that linked Asia and Europe
another name for the Silk Road
a water route that connected Asia and North America
a water route that connected Asia and Europe
Francisco Pizarro conquered which group of natives in the New World?
The Aztecs
The Mayans
The Haudenosaunee
The Inca
(a) started the Age of Exploration by building a (b) and training explorers. He helped set up trading posts in (c) .
Match the following items to their correct location of origin (New or Old World)
New World
Old World
Old World
New World
New World
Based on the image, how did the Treaty of Tordesillas impact the creation of colonies in the New World?
Spain and Portugal colonial settlements were divided.
England and France could not make colonies in South America.
The Portuguese only get colonies in Brazil.
The French can only settle in Canada.
Why did the French decide to settle and live in the colonies that they established?
They were at constant war with natives.
They were afraid of British Aggression.
They established trading posts for the fur trade to Asia and Europe.
The French wanted to force Catholicism on the Natives.
Which were the main countries involved in the Age of Exploration?
India, China and Europe
Portugal, Spain, England, France and the Netherlands.
Spain and Portugal
England and Italy
The country of (blank) paid for the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
(a)
Which historical figure was responsible for creating a school for explorers and funding their expeditions to the New World?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
King James the Second
King Louis of France
Prince Henry of Portugal
Which Conquistador was responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire in modern- day Mexico?
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortes
Francis Bacon
John Cabot
What was responsible for most of the Native American deaths once they made contact with Europeans?
Disease
Warfare
Religious Persecution
Civil War
What did MOST European countries do after they claimed a new land for themselves?
Sell the land to another country for gold.
Establish permanent colonies.
Declare war on a rival European country.
Force the native population out of the land.
Base your answer on the reading above: Which of the following choices did the Portuguese import by sea route?
American gold
Asian Spices
Asian Silk
Indonesian Jade
