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Exploration and Navigation History

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To sail around the globe is called
a)
circumstance
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumference
d)
circumven
2.

Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

3.

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

4.

Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Cortez

b)

Pizarro

c)

Balboa

d)

Magellan

5.

Name this device used by explorers.

a)

An astrolabe

b)

A compass

c)

Telescope

d)

A sandglass timer

6.

In the 1400s, the first Portuguese explorers sailed along the coast of Africa. What was the main purpose of their voyages?

a)

finding a water route to India’s spices

b)

finding natives who would trade with them

c)

finding slaves who could be sold in other lands

d)

finding a new world that no European had ever seen

7.

Who was the Portuguese explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Vasco de Gama

8.

A new type of ship that was strong, maneuverable, and able to sail against the wind

a)

Pirate Ship

b)

Caravel

c)

Canoe

d)

Viking Boat 

9.

This Chinese explorer led seven voyages of exploration to places such as Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and eastern Africa.

a)

Kangxi

b)

Yonglo

c)

Zheng He

d)

Hongwu

10.

Why did Europeans begin to explore?

a)

They wanted a new route instead of the Silk Road

b)

a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper

c)

Europeans wanted to spread Christianity

d)

all of the above

11.

What country was first to launch large-scale voyages?

a)

England

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

Ireland

12.

What time period influenced a new desire to find new lands?

a)

Renaissance

b)

WWII

c)

Reformation

d)

Middle Ages

13.

Modern-day what was home to the Incan Empire?

a)

Argentina

b)

Peru

c)

Honduras

d)

Uruguay

14.

Modern-day what was home to the Aztec Empire?

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Paraguay

d)

Guatemala

15.

Whose ships returned as the first crew to circumnavigate the earth?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco Nez De Balboa

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

16.

Which of the following was NOT a main motivator for European explorers?

a)

God

b)

Greatness

c)

Glory

d)

Gold

17.

What were the 5 dominant European nations that sponsored explorers?

a)

Portugal, England, France, Spain, and Brazil

b)

The Netherlands, France, England, Spain, and Portugal

c)

France, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Portugal

d)

Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, and England

18.

What was Christopher Columbus trying to do when he accidentally found the Americas?

a)

Find a new trade route to Italy.

b)

Find a new trade route to India.

c)

Find a new trade route to South Africa.

d)

Find a new trade route to Brazil.

19.

The last Incan king, he was killed by Francisco.

a)

Atahualpa

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

King Pacal

20.

Spanish Conquistador, he conquered the Incan Empire

a)

Atahualpa

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

King Pacal

21.

Spanish Conquistador, he went to Mexico in search of gold and conquered the Aztec Empire.

a)

Atahualpa

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

King Pacal

22.

The last Aztec emperor, he was killed in the Spanish conquest led by Cortes.

a)

Moctezuma II

b)

Pachacuti

c)

Quechua

d)

Codex

23.

Spanish soldiers in the Americas who explored new lands, searched for gold and silver, and tried to spread Christianity.

a)

Circumnavigate

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Mesoamerica

d)

Observatories

24.
The trip for slaves from Africa to the New World was called the ____________.
a)
Long Ride
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Middle Passage
25.
Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Columbian Exchage
d)
Mercantilism
26.
Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercanitlism
d)
Communism
27.

What did the Ming do to repel the Mongol invasions?

a)

train their military with modern weapons.

b)

build the great wall of China

c)

ally with the Japanese to fight the Mongols

d)

they did not repel the Mongols, but surrendered to them.

28.

Use the chart above and/or your knowledge of the era to answer the following question. When did the Ming dynasty begin?

a)

After Zheng He began his voyages of exploration.

b)

After the civil war shattered their feudal system.

c)

After the Netherlands established a trading headquarters on Java

d)

After the Mongols were driven out.

29.

How did the Ming Dynasty come to power?

a)

The dynasty arose from the artisan revolt to gain more power than they had under the Yuan Dynasty.

b)

The dynasty arose from the disorder and weakening of the Yuan Dynasty.

c)

The dynasty arose because the Ming military leaders overthrew the Yuan scholar-officials.

d)

The dynasty arose because the Ming leaders were fierce Mongol fighters.

30.

Zheng He

a)

was great Mongol leader

b)

was the greatest Ming emperor

c)

defeated the Mongols in China

d)

was a great Chinese explorer

31.

Zheng He's treasure ships were over ____ feet long.

a)

200

b)

400

c)

1,000

d)

100

32.

The Yuan Dynasty was established by who?

a)

The Chinese

b)

The Mongols

c)

The Tibetians

d)

The Yuanese

33.

Who was Genghis Khan's grandson who conquered China?

a)

Kublai Khan

b)

Genghis Khan, Jr.

c)

Molakai Khan

d)

Jakarta Khan

34.

True or False. The Shogun welcomed Christianity into Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Another name for Japan's "closed door policy"

a)

Factional Strife

b)

Isolationism

c)

Separatist

d)

Protectorate

36.

What is a "daimyo" in the context of the Sengoku period?

a)

A common soldier

b)

A great lord

c)

A religious leader

d)

A foreign trader

37.

Who would begin the reunification of Japan during the Sengoku period?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Minamoto Yoritomo

38.

Who founded the Tokugawa shogunate?

a)

Oda Nobunaga

b)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

d)

Minamoto Yoritomo

39.
Who were the powerful warlords that ruled Japan during the feudal period?
a)
Shoguns
b)
Merchants
c)
Artisans
d)
Emperors
40.
Which social class in Medieval Japan served as warriors and protectors of the daimyo's land?
a)
Samurai
b)
Artisans
c)
Merchants
d)
Peasants
41.
Why did Japan isolate itself?
a)
they wanted to increase the price of food
b)
they wanted to increase Japanese agricultural production
c)
they wanted to protect Japan from the influence of the Europeans
d)
they wanted to prevent Chinese spies from stealing their contributions
42.
What was the ritual suicide a samurai would commit if he dishonored himself?
a)
Kimikaze
b)
Seppuku
c)
Bushido
d)
Yamashiro
43.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
44.

What capital city did Cortés conquer?

a)

Chichen Itza

b)

Cahokia

c)

Machu Pichu

d)

Tenochtitlán

45.

What caused the most Native American deaths in Mexico after the arrival of Cortés?

a)

Spanish weapons

b)

starvation

c)

smallpox

d)

poisoned water

46.

What is Francisco Pizarro known for?

a)

He conquered the Inca Empire.

b)

He was the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

c)

He established a major trading center in central Mexico.

d)

He was the first European to travel around the southern tip of South America.

47.

How did both Cortés and Pizarro gain an advantage of the Aztec and the Inca?

a)

They captured the native leaders.

b)

They pretended to be native gods.

c)

They brought large armies with many weapons.

d)

They used the element of surprise to attack.

48.

Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

a)

Mission System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Pope's Rebellion

49.

Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?

a)

fairly

b)

cruelly

c)

generously

d)

indifferently

50.

Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?

a)

kings

b)

religions

c)

weapons

d)

horses

51.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

52.

The triangle trade was across the ______ ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

53.
One effect of the slave trade on African societies was... 
a)
flourishing of art & culture.
b)
transfer of European political ideas.
c)
decreased warfare.
d)
decreased population in some areas.
54.
According to both the slave ship doctor (Falconbridge) and the former slave (Equiano), what happened to slaves who refused to eat?
a)
They were mercilessly punished (burned or beaten)
b)
They were thrown overboard to the sharks
c)
They starved to death & avoided working in America
d)
They were given twice as much to eat the next day
55.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade shown on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased western migration

56.

What was the goal of mercantilism?

a)

To control trade and gain wealth

b)

Make colonies wealthy

c)

Import many goods from other nations

d)

Share wealth with other nations

57.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

58.

What was the encomienda system?

a)

A system of mandatory education for the indigenous people

b)

A form of autonomous government in the Spanish colonies

c)

A barter system between settlers and Native Americans

d)

A system of forced labor during the Spanish colonization of America.

59.

What was the main purpose of the encomienda system?

a)

Encourage the education of the indigenous population.

b)

Exploitation of indigenous labor for the benefit of the colonizers.

c)

Promote equality of rights between colonizers and indigenous people.

d)

Establish a barter system between colonizers and indigenous people.