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WorksheetsUnit 5 Test Exploration and Mesoamerican Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which explorer, sailing for Portugal, aimed to sail around Africa to gain access to the Asian spice trade?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Samuel de Champlain
After failing to find a northwest passage to Asia through Canada, who set up fur trade settlements in Quebec, Canada?
Hernan Cortez
Samuel de Champlain
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco da Gama
Who circumnavigated the earth by ship from Spain and back again, proving it was not flat?
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
Who established direct trade with India while bypassing the Italian and Muslim merchants that controlled the overland trade routes?
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortez
Zheng He
Sailing for Spain, which explorer searched for a shorter route to India by heading West through the Atlantic, ultimately landing in the Caribbean?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Zheng He
The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the Americas were who?
Conquistadors
Explorers
Missionaries
Merchants
What was Francisco Pizarro responsible for?
Conquered the Aztecs
Conquered the Incas
Explored Canada
Led Chinese fleet
What was Hernan Cortez responsible for?
Conquered the Aztecs
Conquered the Incas
Explored Africa
Discovered India
What explorer lead the Chinese treasure fleet on 7 expeditions to SE Asia, India and Africa for the Ming Dynasty?
Zheng He
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortez
The Colombian Exchange involved the transfer of what?
Plants, animals, and diseases
Only plants
Only animals
Only technology
The diseases transferred by Columbian Exchange resulted in what?
Population growth
Massive deaths of natives
Increased immunity
No effect
Which of these goods would have gone from Europe to the Americas during the Colombian Exchange?
Horses
Potatoes
Corn
Tomatoes
What accounted for the majority of deaths in Spanish America in the 16th century?
Warfare
Disease
Starvation
Slavery
In Africa during the ongoing Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Europeans MOST commonly received slaves in return for which of these items?
Spices
Guns and manufactured goods
Horses
Sugar
The European Age of Exploration would not have been possible without the astrolabe and the compass, both of which were adapted from who?
Chinese
Arabs
Indians
Greeks
Which of these was the MOST important result of the deaths of much of the Indian population in South America?
Increased trade
Importation of African slaves
Spanish dominance
Labor shortages
Which group was considered the mother culture of the Mesoamerican civilizations?
Aztecs
Mayans
Olmecs
Incas
Which advancement was the most important in allowing the Incas to produce food in their mountainous environment?
Chinampas
Terrace farming
Irrigation canals
Slash and burn
Which of the following accurately describes the religious beliefs of the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
Animistic only
Which Mesoamerican civilization used chinampas for farming?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
Olmecs
The Inca's used a system of record keeping called what?
Quipu
Glyphs
Codex
Calendar
Which Mesoamerican civilization is known for creating a calendar and developing a writing system made of glyphs?
Aztecs
Mayans
Incas
Olmecs
What was one major effect of European exploration on the Americas?
Spread of European diseases
Growth of native populations
Decline of European power
Isolation of Americas
Which achievement is the Olmec civilization best known for?
Calendar and glyph writing
Chinampas
Quipu
Terrace farming
What was the MOST important crop brought from the Americas to Europe during the Columbian Exchange?
Wheat
Corn
Rice
Sugar
What was the main purpose of the sextant?
Measure latitude at sea
Measure longitude
Predict weather
Calculate speed
What was one major effect of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade on African societies?
Population growth
Political stability
Social disruption and depopulation
Increased wealth
What cultural impact did enslaved Africans have on the Americas?
No cultural impact
Introduction of African cultural traditions
Complete assimilation
Erasure of African culture
