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8th Grade Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Land bridge that connected Asia to North America during the last Ice Age. About 15,000 years ago.

a)

Beringia

b)

Atlantis

c)

Manassas Junction

d)

The Polar Caps

2.

The land bridge first used by people to come to America was called __________.

a)

Bering Strait

b)

Beringia

c)

continent

d)

migration

3.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

retry

b)

remade

c)

rebirth

d)

remember

4.

What had an effect on the Renaissance Period?

a)

silk making

b)

typewriter

c)

camels

d)

Printing Press

5.

The Crusades increased interest in establishing _____________________________ with far off lands, such as Asia.

a)

isolation and defense

b)

control of and war

c)

trade and contact

d)

none are correct

6.

Which of the following best describes the impact of the printing press on Europe?

a)

More people were able to gain knowledge and become educated

b)

The economy suffered as traditional printers were put out of business

c)

There was less and less scientific discovery and experiments

d)

All of the above

7.

What is one consequence of printing technology in Europe?

a)

Europeans will reject books and reading

b)

Europeans will decrease their trade with China, as they have already obtained their technology

c)

The Catholic Church will encourage this technology to get people greater access to the Bible

d)

New ideas, such as humanism, will circulate easier throughout Europe

8.

Gold, God, and Glory ....

a)

Reasons to explore North America

b)

Reasons to explore route to Asia

c)

Effects of slavery on Native Americans

d)

Effects of European exploration

9.

Portugal had a major problem when it came to finding the quickest route to Asia.  What was the problem?

a)

France would not let them sail through the Straits of Gibraltar.

b)

Italy would not let them cross their land.

c)

The did not have port on the Mediterranean Sea.

d)

They did not have a port on the Atlantic Ocean.

10.

France had a different goal than most of the other exploring nations.  What was France's goal regarding exploration?

a)

The wanted to make money by trading with new lands/people.

b)

They wanted to find new people so they could spread Christianity.

c)

They wanted to colonize new lands.

d)

They wanted to find the fastest water route to Asia.

11.

Who where the first Europeans to arrive in North America?

a)

Vikings

b)

The Pilgrims

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

The Roman Empire

12.

What was Christopher Columbus' goal?

a)

Be the first person to sail around the whole world

b)

Proving that going around Africa was the quickest rout to Asia

c)

To be the first European to visit the "New World"

d)

Proving that it was faster to sail west to reach Asia

13.

What is Marco Polo most known for?

a)

Exploring South Pacific

b)

Traveling to China and the Far East

c)

The game kids play in the Pool

14.

For which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Portugal

15.

What was Ferdinand Magellan's crew the first to successfully accomplish?

a)

Travelling around the world

b)

Seeing what became known as the Pacific Ocean

c)

Conquering the Aztec Civilization

d)

Starting settlements in what is now the United States

16.
What was Ponce De Leon's purpose for exploring? 
a)
To find Christopher Columbus and his crew.
b)
To find the Pacific ocean
c)
To find India and a quicker route to the New World.
d)
To find gold and the Fountain of Youth
17.

Where did Bartolomeu sail to?

a)

America (North America)

b)

Cape of Good Hope (Africa)

c)

Guinea (Africa)

d)

Calicut (India)

18.

What is Marco Polo most known for?

a)

Exploring South Pacific

b)

Traveling to China and the Far East

c)

The game kids play in the Pool

19.

Why did Columbus call the Taino people of Hispaniola, Indians?

a)

Because he thought that was what they were saying.

b)

Because he thought he had landed on an island chain off the coast of India, the "West Indies."

c)

Because they told him that was what they were called.

d)

Because he liked the name "Indians."

20.

the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)

a)

the Americas and Europe

b)

Asia and Europe

c)

the Old World and the New World

d)

Orem and Provo

21.

The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?

a)

people

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

disease

e)

knowledge

22.

Conquistador is a spanish word that means.....

a)

crazy man

b)

soldier

c)

conqueror

23.

Conquistador is a spanish word that means.....

a)

crazy man

b)

soldier

c)

conqueror

24.

What group of people did Hernan Cortez want to conquer?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Myans

c)

French

d)

Iroquois

25.

Who funded Columbus's voyage?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

King Henry and Queen Maria of Portugal

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

King Charles and Queen Antoinette of Italy

26.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

a prisoner exchange between Cortés and the Aztecs

b)

a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

c)

an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

d)

an exchange of cultures and goods across the Atlantic Ocean

27.

What did they name the new land Amerigo discovered?

a)

Vespucci

b)

Disney Land

c)

America

d)

Europe

28.

What was Vasco da Gama most known for

a)

First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa

b)

First to circumnavigate the globe

c)

First to visit the South Pole

d)

Discovering America