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Test 3 review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am a conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico City.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Coronado

2.

I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

a)

Pedro Cabral

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernando Cortes

3.

I was the person who named the Pacific Ocean. My men were among the first to travel around the world, but unfortunately I died in battle in the Philippine Islands.

a)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring but I never set sail.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Prince Henry the Navigator

c)

Marco Polo

5.

I took control of the Inca empire and claimed it for Spain.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Pizarro

6.

I was the first person to finally realize that Columbus was NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after me.

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

7.

I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I was the first to step foot on what is today Florida, U.S.A. soil.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ponce de Leon

8.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

a)

To search for gold and riches

b)

To make friends with the Native Americans

c)

To spread their religion

d)

The explorers want to become famous.

9.

I was an explorer from Portugal to find a water route around Africa to India. This opened up trade.

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

10.

I was an English explorer who discovered Canada while looking for the Northwest Passage.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

11.

All of the following were problems faced on Magellan's voyage EXCEPT:

a)

Lack of fresh water and proper food

b)

Stormy weather and rough seas

c)

Attack by pirates and sharks

12.

a system of forced labor used in the New World; allowed Spanish settlers to demand labor and taxes from natives

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Colonialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Encomienda System

13.

Spanish conquerors who took over land and natives in the New World; in name of Glory, God, and Gold

a)

Exploitation

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Missionaries

d)

Viceroys

14.

a ship with a broad bow and high stern with three or four masts; used during 15th and 16th centuries; used for trade and long distance travel

a)

Speed boat

b)

Tug Boat

c)

Sail boat

d)

Caravel

15.

a system of trade; Kings trying to increase exports while decreasing imports (means more money) Colony provides raw materials; mother country produces and sells the goods back to colonies

a)

Encomienda System

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangle Trade

d)

Colonialism

16.

widespread exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations, disease, and ideas between America, Europe, and Africa

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Triangle Trade

d)

Columbian Exchange

17.

Horses came from:

a)

Old World

b)

New World

18.

Disease came from:

a)

Old World

b)

New World

19.

This is the...

a)

New World

b)

Old World

20.

The green part is the...

a)

New World

b)

Old World

21.

Potatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

22.

Europeans brought _________________ which killed 80-90% of the population.

a)

Malaria

b)

covid 19

c)

diptheria

d)

small pox

23.

Native Americans, or indigenous people, did not have horses until horses were brought to the new world by Spanish and European explorers.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who dedicated his life to ending the Encomienda system and helping the indigenous people of the New World?

a)

Bartolome da Las Casas

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Pizarro

25.

This was a leg of the Triangle Trade Route that went across the Atlantic ocean from Africa to the Caribbean or South America. The cargo consisted mainly of slaves.

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Mountain Pass

d)

Strait of Gibralter

26.

In order to prevent conflict between Spain and Portugal, the Pope established a line known as the ____________ which gave the routes West of the line to Spain and those East of the line, to Portugal.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

27.

These were people appointed by the King of Spain to watch over the settlements in the New World to ensure that they were following the rules of the King, since he was too far away to enforce said laws.

a)

Merchants

b)

Encomendaros

c)

Viceroys

d)

Conquistadors

28.

This was passed to help end the encomienda system in the New World Spanish settlements. It was also supposed to free the natives from slavery and give them back lands that had been lost.

a)

New Laws of 1542

b)

Aparthied

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Triangle Trade Route

29.

Which of these was NOT a social class in the Spanish New World colonies?

a)

Peninsulares

b)

Mestizos

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Creoles

30.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
31.
Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
John Locke
32.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
33.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Chales de Montesquieu
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
34.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
35.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people give the government to ability to rule and in return the government should protect will of the people.  
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
36.
Natural Rights include: 
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
37.
A Social Contract is: 
a)
Government protect people, people follow(give power) to the government
b)
Government protects people and people don't complain.
c)
People cannot trust a government.
d)
People must trust the government and in return they cannot have a say in government.
38.
John Locke stated that people form governments ______________?
a)
To protect their natural laws
b)
To protect their natural rights
c)
To promote absolute monarchy
d)
To establish trade
39.
Rousseau wrote, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." What kind of government did he favor in order to insure greater freedom?
a)
An absolute monarchy
b)
An enlightened monarchy
c)
An Oligarchy
d)
A popularly elected government
40.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness . . ."— The Declaration of Independence
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the notion expressed in this passage?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Rousseau
c)
Voltaire
d)
Locke
41.
A political idea where the government is divided into branches that share power.
a)
Checks and Taxes
b)
Checks and Monarchy
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Natural Laws and State of Nature
42.
Montesquieu believed that the best form of government would have
a)
Direct democracy in which every man voted directly
b)
A intelligent monarchy
c)
Three branches that would check and balance each other
d)
No influence on the economy
43.
Which of the following was NOT what Mary Wollstonecraft believed about women?
a)
Women could reason
b)
Women should stay at home
c)
Women should have equal rights in education
d)
Women should have the right to vote
44.
Why is the Enlightenment considered a turning point in world history?
a)
The factory system was used to mass-produce goods.
b)
Martin Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic Church.
c)
Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government.
d)
The Columbian exchange occurred.
45.
Kings who ruled by divine right believed they were chose by 
a)
the people
b)
parliament
c)
God
d)
nature
46.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
47.
Type of government in which one ruler has supreme unlimited power that is not bound by any other written law.
a)
Democracy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Communism
d)
Oligarchy