WorksheetsChapter 3 Test!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The _______ of New Spain was started in present-day Mexico.
a)
merchant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
d)
circumnavigate
2.
Marco Polo was a _____ who traveled to China to find spices and silk.
a)
merchant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
d)
circumnavigate
3.
Members of Ferdinand Magellan's crew were the first people to _______ the world
a)
merchant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
d)
circumnavigate
4.
Many Portuguese traders forced Africans into ______ and sold them in Europe.
a)
merchant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
d)
circumnavigate
5.
______ is the use of scientific knowledge and tools to do things better.
a)
Technology
b)
Navigation
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Profit
6.
_______ is the science of planning and controlling the direction of a ship.
a)
Techonology
b)
Profit
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Navigation
7.
An _______ is a tool that measures the height of the sun or stars above the horizon.
a)
Technology
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Profit
d)
Navigation
8.
A _______ is the money a business has left over after all of its expenses have been paid.
a)
Technology
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Profit
d)
Navigation
9.
Merchants traveled in a large caravan to bring salt to Ghana.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
European navigators used an astrolabe to measure the size of continents.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The conquistador, Hernando de Soto, was sent to build missions in Florida.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Spanish hacienda owners relied on American Indians to farm the land.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Marco Polo, Zheng He, and Mansa Musa were all Kings who went on voyages.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What effect did Marco Polo's book have on Europeans?
a)
Admiral Zheng He sailed to Africa's east coast.
b)
They did not find Marco Polo's book interesting.
c)
They became more interested in travel to Asia.
d)
Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca.
16.
What important contribution did Portuguese explorers make to European trade?
a)
They found a sea route to Asia.
b)
They discovered the Silk Road.
c)
They brought the first Asian spices to Europe.
d)
They founded colonies along the coast of Africa.
17.
What was Ferdinand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519?
a)
to explore the Americas and create maps
b)
to cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Spain
c)
to explore South America and claim it for Portugal
d)
to reach the Philippine Islands and bring back spices
18.
Which of the following did Spanish colonists build in the Americas?
a)
religious settlements called missions
b)
cities of gold
c)
the city of Tenochtitlan
d)
towns called pueblos
19.
What was the main reason that Spanish rulers sent explorers to the Americas?
a)
They wanted to become famous.
b)
They wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
c)
They wanted to find gold and spices.
d)
They wanted the explorers to become conquistadors.
20.
In what way did the discovery of gun-powder help European explorers?
a)
It made it easier for them to navigate.
b)
It helped them sail their ships faster.
c)
It allowed them to build small, light caravels.
d)
It gave them confidence to travel because they could protect themselves.
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