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CP World Exploration Review 25

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was the leading developer of advancements in sailing?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

2.

What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

to sail from one continent to another

b)

to sail all the way around the world

c)

to sail from one hemisphere to another

d)

to sail to an unexplored part of the world

3.

Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?

a)

the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans

b)

the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and

the Americas

c)

the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and

colonists

d)

the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus

4.

Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

5.

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

a)

Vasco De Gama

b)

John Cabot

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Black Beard

6.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

7.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

8.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

9.

Diseases like smallpox had a negative impact on Native American populations.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

11.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

The Americas

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

12.

Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?

a)

Leif Ericsson

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Prince Henry

d)

Bartolomeu Diaz

13.

Who were the "conquistadors?"

a)

catholic missionaries

b)

Spanish explorers

c)

Aztec rulers

d)

French adventurers

14.

As a result of the Columbian Exchange:

a)

Most Native Americans converted to Christianity

b)

Many new crops came from the Americas

c)

Spanish explorers discovered a northwest passage

d)

enslaved Africans were no longer needed as laborers

15.

What was one impact of European exploration on Native American Indians?

a)

European farming techniques were quickly adopted

b)

Many Native American Indians were resettled throughout Europe

c)

Conflicts between native American Indian tribes ended

d)

Diseases brought by Europeans caused large numbers of deaths

16.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

17.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

18.
Why were Africans captured and forced to work in the Americas?
a)
to share riches and wealth with them
b)
to provide more workers for the plantations
c)
to give them diseases
d)
to spread Christianity
19.

The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa

a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
20.

The beginning of the Age of Exploration involved Portugal looking for new trade routes to

a)
Asia
b)

The Americas

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

21.

The first European to find a direct trade route to Asia by sea

a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Vasco da Gama
22.

Which nation hired Christopher Columbus to find a trade route to India

a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
Portugal
23.

Which direction did Columbus sail out of Europe, leading him to the Americas?

a)
South
b)
West
c)
East
d)
North
24.

What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)
The transportation of enslaved African people to the Americas during the 16th to 19th centuries.
b)
The establishment of trade routes in the Pacific Ocean
c)
The migration of Europeans to the Americas
d)
The exchange of goods between Europe and Africa
25.

What is Mercantilism?

a)
A form of government with a single ruler
b)
A type of artistic movement in the 18th century
c)

An economic principle of exporting goods more than importing goods

d)
A religious belief system focused on meditation and inner peace
26.

When Columbus landed in the Americas, where did he originally think he was?

a)

Florida

b)

Bahamas

c)

India

d)

Spain

27.

Prince Henry is remembered for the school he created to teach navigation and mapmaking. In which country was this school located in?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

28.

Which empire did conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquer?

a)

the

Mayan

Empire

b)

the Inca

Empire

c)

the Aztec

Empire

d)

the Olmec

Empire

29.

Searching for the Northwest Passage, both Giovanni de Verrazano and Jacques Cartier sailed for the country of ______.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

England

30.

What was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?

a)

to spread their religion

b)

to buy cotton for clothing

c)

to learn about other cultures

d)

to acquire spices for cooking

31.

What is this a picture/map of?

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Middle Passage

c)

The Columbian Exchange

32.

Which explorer made it to the southern tip of Africa before turning around for fear of a mutiny?

a)

Barolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Pedro Alvares Cabral

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

33.

Horses came from the

a)

New World

b)

Old World

34.
A name for a Spanish soldier-explorer is
a)
Encomienda
b)
Conquistador
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Presidio
35.
Who was the Americas named after?
a)
Giovanni Cabato
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Henry Hudson
36.
What were the names of Columbus' three ships?
a)
Nana, Pinto, and Santa Clause
b)
 Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria,
c)
Sam, Peter, and Paul
d)
Ferdinand, Isabella, and Christopher
37.

Why do we refer to the American natives as Indians?

a)

Because that is their name in their language.

b)

Because Columbus thought he landed in India.

c)

Because Marco Polo named them.

38.
The first European to see the Pacific Ocean
a)
Columbus
b)
Leif Erikson
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Henry the Navigator
39.

Which of the following was a social reason to explore North America?

a)

Look for gold and riches

b)

Control the spice trade

c)

Expand the empire

d)

Spread the Christian religion

40.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1600s
d)
1700s
41.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
42.

What continents are in the New World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

43.

What items are from the New World World?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Horses

c)

Coffee

d)

Pumpkins

e)

Corn

44.

According to the graph, where were most African slaves brought to in the New World?

a)

Danish Caribbean

b)

Brazil

c)

Europe

d)

North America

45.
The buying and selling of Africans for work in the Americas was called the -?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Atlantic Slave Trade
d)
The Bermuda Triangle
46.
What is the term applied to the section of trade where the "cargo" consisted of humans?
a)
European Passage
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Atlantic Passage
d)
Silk Road
47.

What continents are in the Old World?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

48.

In the triangle trade, merchants brought __________ ________ from Europe to Africa.

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

c)

laborers (slaves)

d)

native americans

49.

In the triangle trade, merchants brought ________ ________ from Africa to the New World (Americas)

a)

raw materials

b)

manufactured goods

c)

laborers (slaves)

d)

native americans

50.

The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called...

a)

Salutary or Benign Neglect

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Navigation Acts

51.

How many Africans did not make the trip across the Atlantic?

a)

about 16%

b)

about 21%

c)

about 32%

d)

about 6%

52.

What was the piece of land called that where slaves were sent to farm?

a)

manor

b)

plantation

c)

kingdom

d)

state

53.

Did this food come from the Old World or New World?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

54.

Where did the turkey originally come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

55.

Where is corn/maize originally from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

56.

Where are potatoes originally from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

57.

Where did smallpox originally come from?

a)

Old World

b)

New World

58.
Which of these is an example of the long lasting impact of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Horses are still used for transportation in many parts of Europe 
b)
Corn remains s staple of many North American diets
c)
Smallpox can now be prevented with vaccines
d)
Spanish is the main spoken language in may South American countries
59.

The Columbian Exchange was a transfer between Europe and North America.

a)

Plants, animals, and diseases

b)

Slaves

c)

Spices

d)

All of the Above

60.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
Before 1492
b)
During the European Dark Ages
c)
After WW2
d)
After 1492
61.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
62.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What animal changed life for American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
64.

Plants found in the New World included the following:

a)

tomatoes, corn, squash

b)

cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas

c)

nuts and wild berries

d)

magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees

65.

is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit

a)

entrepreneur

b)

mercantilism

c)

capitalism

d)

tariffs

66.

You are in World History?

a)

True

b)

False

67.
Horses transformed the way these Native Americans lived. Now, they could _____________. 
a)
win the battle against the Europeans
b)
get their work done much faster
c)
travel farther in search of food and hunt their prey more easily 
68.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

69.

The main religion in Latin America brought over by the Spanish and Portuguese

a)

Catholicism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

70.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California