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6th Grade History Assessment: The Protestant Reformation, The Renaissance, The Enlightenment, Age of Exploration, Columb

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement emphasized reason, science, and individualism?

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Age of Exploration

d)

The Columbian Exchange

2.

Which Italian explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

3.

Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the globe?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

4.

Which German inventor is credited with inventing the movable type printing press?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

William Shakespeare

5.

Who was the Spanish conquistador responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

6.

Who famously challenged the Catholic Church by posting the 95 Theses?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Christopher Columbus

7.

The Council of Trent was a response by the Catholic Church to:

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Age of Exploration

d)

The Industrial Revolution

8.

John Locke, a key figure in the Enlightenment, believed in the concept of:

a)

Absolutism

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Divine Right of Kings

d)

Anarchy

9.

Which Italian city was considered the center of the Renaissance?

a)

Florence

b)

Rome

c)

Venice

d)

Milan

10.

This European country dominated trade in the Indian Ocean during the Age of Exploration:

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France

11.

Which European country was the first to establish direct trade routes to Asia during the Age of Exploration?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

12.

The belief that Earth is the center of the universe was challenged during the:

a)

Protestant Reformation

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Scientific Revolution

13.

When did the Protestant Reformation begin?

a)

14th century

b)

16th century

c)

18th century

d)

20th century

14.

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World between which two countries?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

France and England

c)

Italy and Germany

d)

England and the Netherlands

15.

Who is often called the "Father of the Renaissance"?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Petrarch

16.

The exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world is known as:

a)

The Trade Network

b)

The Gold Rush

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

The Silk Road Revival

17.

The use of reason and logic to understand and improve society is central to:

a)

The Protestant Reformation

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The Age of Exploration

18.

The voyage of the Mayflower, bringing Pilgrims to America, is an example of:

a)

A scientific expedition

b)

An Age of Exploration journey

c)

A Protestant Reformation event

d)

An Enlightenment idea

19.

Which statement best describes the significance of the Age of Exploration?

a)

It led to the Industrial Revolution

b)

It established trade routes and empires

c)

It inspired the Scientific Method

d)

It resulted in the spread of the Black Death

20.

The spread of new crops like potatoes and corn from the Americas to Europe and vice versa is an example of:

a)

The Trading Block

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Columbian Exchange

d)

The Renaissance Expansion

21.

The Columbian Exchange was _________________.

a)

The movement of peoples, agricultural commodities, diseases, and cultures.

b)

The movement of money from one country to another.

c)

The movement of people and culture to Columbia.

d)

The movement or exchange of currency from one country to another.

22.

Process of interaction and integration among various parts of the world through commercial and cultural exchange

a)

Globalization

b)

Exchange

c)

Interchanging

d)

Culturalization

23.

Referring to the nations and cultures of Europe’s Spain and Portugal

a)

Iberian

b)

Balkan

c)

Jutland

d)

Scandinavian

24.

The largest denomination of Christianity in the world to date

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Protestant

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

25.

Which countries explored Texas?

a)

France and Britain

b)

France and Spain

c)

Mexico and Spain

d)

Spain and Portugal

26.

How did explorers seek a faster water route to Asia?

a)

traveling West of Europe in ships

b)

traveling to the North Pole

c)

talking to the rulers of the Silk Road

d)

sailing south of the tip of South America

27.

What was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searching for in the Americas?

a)

The Grand Canyon

b)

The 7 Cities of Gold

c)

India

d)

A water route to Asia

28.

What does wealth mean?

a)

the state of being well

b)

the state of being rich

c)

having a strong government

d)

the state of being poor

29.

What was the first and most wanted thing sought for in the Americas?

a)

fame

b)

water

c)

wealth

d)

Christianity

30.

Which is a result of Europeans exploring the Americas?

a)

A new and faster water route to Asia for European merchants to buy and sell goods.

b)

An exchange of resources like plants and animals as well as diseases an idea between Europe and the Americas.

c)

All Native Americans died from diseases the Europeans brought to the Americas when they arrived.

d)

50% of the Europeans died from diseases explorers contracted while in the Americas.

31.

What is glory?

a)

bright light of the sun

b)

purple flowers that open in the morning sunlight

c)

honor from great achievements

d)

sailing on a ship across the ocean

32.

Which is NOT a reason for exploration?

a)

Hunting

b)

Gold

c)

God

d)

Glory

33.

What is this continent called?

a)

ASIA

b)

EUROPE

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

ANTARCTICA

34.

What is this continent called?

a)

ASIA

b)

EUROPE

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

ANTARCTICA

35.

Which continent is this?

a)

AFRICA

b)

NORTH AMERICA

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

AUSTRALIA

36.

Which continent is this?

a)

ASIA

b)

AFRICA

c)

AUSTRALIA

d)

ANTARCTICA

37.

Which continent is this?

a)

EUROPE

b)

NORTH AMERICA

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

ASIA

38.

Which continent is this?

a)

ASIA

b)

AFRICA

c)

NORTH AMERICA

d)

SOUTH AMERICA

39.

Which continent is this?

a)

SOUTH AMERICA

b)

AFRICA

c)

AUSTRALIA

d)

EUROPE

40.

Which continent is this?

a)

AFRICA

b)

AUSTRALIA

c)

EUROPE

d)

ASIA

41.

Which continent is New Mexico located on?

a)

EUROPE

b)

NORTH AMERICA

c)

SOUTH AMERICA

d)

AFRICA

42.

The United States of America is a continent

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

43.

All people around the world agree that there are exactly 7 continents.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

44.

What ocean is number 1 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

45.

What ocean is number 2 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

46.

What ocean is number 3 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

47.

What ocean is number 4 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

48.

What ocean is number 5 on the map?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

49.

What percent of the Earth is ocean water?

a)

100%

b)

70%

c)

2%

d)

25%

50.

What are the oceans from biggest to smallest in size?

a)

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Artic

b)

Artic, Southern, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

c)

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Artic

d)

Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Artic

51.

What ocean has the Mariana Trench - The deepest part of the seas?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

52.

What ocean is named after Atlas (a Greek God) and has the Bermuda Triangle?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

53.

What ocean is the hottest in temperature.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

54.

What ocean is near Antarctica.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

55.

What ocean is the smallest with a lot of ice that polar bears can walk on.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Southern

e)

Artic

56.
What hemisphere do you live in?
a)
Canadian
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Mexican
57.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
58.
The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Map Scale
59.
A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
a)
A Point
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Direction
60.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
61.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
62.
Which continent is located at letter "A"?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Asia
63.
Which continent is located at letter "B"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
64.
Which continent is located at letter "C"?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Central America
d)
African America
65.
Which continent is located at letter "D"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
66.
Which continent is located at letter "E"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
Antarctica
67.
Which continent is located at letter "F"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
68.
Which continent is located at letter "G"?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
69.
How many continents are there?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
5
d)
7
70.
What is this symbol?
a)
scale
b)
key
c)
compass rose
d)
map
71.
What is a map scale?
a)
a tool to measure distance
b)
a tool to tell direction
c)
a tool to start a fire
d)
a tool to build a house

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