WorksheetsChapter 1 Test Early Americas and European Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name 4 Early American Civilizations that settled from Mexico to South America.
Aztecs, Olmec, Inca, Maya
Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, Sumerians
Cherokee, Sioux, Apache, Navajo
Vikings, Celts, Huns, Mongols
Which early civilization believed in human sacrifice?
Aztecs
Romans
Chinese
Greeks
Which early civilization built Machu Picchu?
Inca
Maya
Aztec
Olmec
What Native American group did Columbus encounter in the New World?
Taino
Sioux
Navajo
Iroquois
What is the name of the first Spanish colony in the New World?
Santo Domingo
San Juan
Havana
Veracruz
What wars were fought between the Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land?
Crusades
Hundred Years' War
Peloponnesian War
War of the Roses
What was the name given to the trade route between East and West?
Silk Road
Spice Route
Amber Road
Tea Horse Road
Name 2 innovations that improved navigation of the seas.
Astrolabe and compass
Printing press and telescope
Steam engine and telegraph
Gunpowder and spinning jenny
The ________________ was a rebirth in learning and the arts.
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Industrial Revolution
Enlightenment
What is the name given to the trade of animals, plants, food, diseases, etc. between Europeans and American Indians?
Columbian Exchange
Silk Road
Triangular Trade
Atlantic Charter
What country did Columbus claim lands for?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Who circumnavigated the world?
Magellan
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Magellan
Columbus
Cortez
Who was the first European in North America?
Leif Erikson
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Hernán Cortés
Bonus: Name the 3 ships that Columbus used on his first voyage to the New World.
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Mayflower, Endeavour, Discovery
Victoria, Trinidad, Concepcion
Beagle, Resolution, Adventure
