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Unit 2 Test Study Guide

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

2.

Which explorer is known for circumnavigating the Earth, proving it's round?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

James Cook

3.

Who was the conqueror of the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernán Cortés

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

Which explorer is known for reaching the southern tip of Africa, opening up a sea route to Asia?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

James Cook

5.

What was the Japanese policy during the 17th century that isolated Japan from the rest of the world called?

a)

Tokugawa Shogunate

b)

Meiji Restoration

c)

Sengoku Period

d)

Heian Era

6.

What term refers to the transatlantic slave trade?

a)

Middle Passage

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Great Migration

d)

Industrial Revolution

7.

What is the exchange of crops between Europe and the Americas called?

a)

Colombian Exchange

b)

Silk Road Trade

c)

Atlantic Treaty

d)

Trans-Saharan Exchange

8.

What document established a self-governing system for the Pilgrims in Plymouth?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

9.

Which French colony was primarily located in what is now Canada?

a)

New France

b)

Louisiana

c)

Saint-Domingue

d)

Martinique

10.

Who was the Spaniard who fought for Native American rights?

a)

Bartolome de Las Casas

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Juan de Sepulveda

11.

What was the main desire during the search for a sea route to Asia?

a)

Spices

b)

Gold

c)

Silk

d)

Tea

12.

What were those called who wanted to break all connections with the Church of England, as opposed to most Puritans who believed it was possible to reform the church?

a)

Separatists

b)

Anglicans

c)

Presbyterians

d)

Congregationalists

13.

Who is known as the Father of New France?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Jean Talon

d)

Louis Jolliet

14.

What disease was brought to the Americas by Europeans, devastating indigenous populations?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Malaria

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Measles

15.

Location where the Mayflower Compact established self-government for the Pilgrims. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Plymouth Rock

b)

Jamestown

c)

Roanoke

d)

St. Augustine

16.

The trading of animal pelts (especially beaver skins) by Indians for European goods in North America. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Fur Trade

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Middle Passage

17.

Major rival of New France in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Netherlands

18.

Primary motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Economic gain

b)

Religious isolation

c)

Avoiding scientific progress

d)

Escaping from art and culture

19.

Crop native to the Americas with a profound impact on the Old World during the Columbian Exchange. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Corn (Maize)

b)

Wheat

c)

Rice

d)

Barley

20.

Economic theory that emphasizes the importance of a favorable balance of trade through exports. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Liberalism

21.

Foundation document that established a self-governing system for the Pilgrims in Plymouth. Fill in the blank: ________

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Bill of Rights

22.

Reason for Europe's success in exploration during the Age of Discovery: Advanced ________ technology.

a)

navigational

b)

agricultural

c)

medical

d)

textile

23.

Reason for Europe's success in exploration during the Age of Discovery: Competition between ________ nations.

a)

European

b)

Asian

c)

African

d)

American

24.

Reason for Europe's success in exploration during the Age of Discovery: Access to detailed ________ and information.

a)

maps

b)

weapons

c)

ships

d)

coins

25.

Where the Pilgrims landed in North America and settled is named

a)

Mayflower

b)

Boston

c)

Plymouth

d)

Jamestown