WorksheetsSS Chapters 3 & 4 Test
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Why did Marco Polo go to China?
a)
to say he had traveled the Silk Road
b)
to see a new land and its people
c)
to bring back valuable trade goods
d)
to visit the Emperor
2.
2. What places did the Silk Road connect?
a)
What places did the Silk Road connect?
b)
China and other lands
c)
only Italy and India
d)
Italy and other lands
3.
3. Which of the following best describes the Silk Road?
a)
a major trade route over seas and rivers
b)
a major route to reach silk worms
c)
a network of land and sea routes for trading
d)
a major trade route over mountains
4.
4. What effect did Marco Polo's journey have on others?
a)
People in both Europe and Asia wanted to know more about each other
b)
Only traders and trade goods were allowed to travel the Silk Road
c)
Europeans were grateful for the spices to hide the flavor of spoiled meat
d)
Europeans learned to make their own silk cloth
5.
5. Why did Zheng He's fleet try to reach many new places?
a)
The Chinese wanted to discover new sources of silkworms
b)
The Chinese wanted to take over the lands he visited
c)
The Chinese wanted to become better sailors
d)
The Chinese wanted to expand trade and show their power
6.
6. What was one result of Zheng He's voyages?
a)
Demand for Chinese trade goods increased
b)
The Chinese naval fleet got smaller
c)
The Chinese discovered many land routes
d)
China had no need for trade
7.
7. Which of the following was NOT an effect of trade?
a)
People learned about other cultures
b)
People shared goods and ideas with others on different continents
c)
People became interested in others and their customs
d)
People became more self-sufficient and self-centered
8.
8. Why did the Vikings leave the area we now call Newfoundland?
a)
They were homesick and did not like their new home
b)
They found the land cold and undesirable
c)
There were conflicts with the American Indians living there
d)
They wanted to explore more land.
9.
9. What did the Portuguese bring home from exploring the coast of Africa?
a)
They charged high fees for merchandise
b)
They brought home gold and slaves
c)
The navigation instruments guided the sailors during storms
d)
They built the magnetic compass
10.
10. What effect did European ocean trade routes have?
a)
lasting contact between Eastern and Western Hemispheres
b)
isolation between Asia and Africa
c)
less trade
11.
11. Which best describes the factors that enabled Cortes to defeat the Aztecs?
a)
larger forces
b)
metal armor, muskets, horses, and allies
c)
stone weapons, muskets, and allies
d)
disease , allies , and more men
12.
12. After Cortes conquered the Aztecs, who conquered the Incan Empire?
a)
Pizarro
b)
Cabeza de Vaca
c)
Coronado
d)
Cortes
13.
13. What colony was founded after the defeat of the Incan Empire?
a)
New Portugal
b)
New Spain
c)
Lima
d)
Peru
14.
14. Which happened AFTER Esteban's death in what is now New Mexico?
a)
Coronado continued the search for Cibola
b)
Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked off the Texas coast
c)
Zuni people joined another expedition to find Cibola
d)
The Spanish abandoned their search for the kingdom
15.
15. Which answer correctly sequences the groups in New Spain's colonial society from most to least powerful?
a)
peninsulares, Africans and Indians, creoles, mestizos
b)
Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles, peninsulares
c)
peninsulares, Africans and Indians, mestizos, creoles
d)
peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, Africans and Indians
16.
16. Which BEST describes the Indians' life on an encomienda?
a)
They had large farms with many workers
b)
They often worked without pay and were expected to become Christians
c)
They were wealthy and powerful landowners who wanted to become Christians
d)
They ran small businesses making furniture or clothing to sell to settlers
17.
17. Why did the Spanish landowners want to keep slaves?
a)
The slaves made them rich
b)
They could replace slaves easily
c)
They helped with the slaves' education
d)
The slaves didn't eat much
18.
18. What was Las Casa's point of view on Indians in the encomienda system?
a)
He wanted all slavery to end
b)
He supported slavery
c)
He supported their work on farms, but not in mines
d)
he wanted to increase the number of slaves
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