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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow did the compass help European explorers navigate their ships?It measured the distance north or south from the equator.It helped sailors control the wind on their ships.It told them which direction they were going.It allowed them to sail at night.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat advantage did Portugal have for exploring the oceans and distant lands?Its location on the western coast of Europe made it a good location from which to start
sea voyages.Portuguese sailors had been to Iceland and North America.It had vast forests as a source of timber for building ships.Representatives from Asia had visited Portugal. - 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did the caravel differ from earlier ships?It had square sails to make it faster than earlier ships.It was smaller, lighter, and could be more easily controlled.It had several cannon on it for protection.It was powered by a steam engine.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow did the astrolabe improve navigation?It helped sailors see details of the moon and stars.It showed the shape of landforms.It increased the speed of ships.It told sailors how far they had sailed north or south of the equator.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did Portuguese rulers promote expeditions to explore new lands?They paid explorers to find a better land route to Asia.They waged war on neighboring countries to prevent them from exploring.They provided money that paid for expensive voyages.They joined Spain in funding Columbus’s voyages.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a reason Prince Henry started his navigation school?He wanted to gain wealth for Portugal.He wanted Portuguese sailors to sail to North America.He was curious about the world around him.He wanted to spread Christianity to Africa.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella need money from trade with Asia?They had to pay for a recently fought war.They were planning on moving to another country.The needed to pay for previous expeditions.They did not earn much money as king and queen.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Columbus name the area where he landed the West Indies?The king and queen of Spain wanted it named that way.The king and queen of Spain did not want ships from other countries to go there.That was the name used by the native people living there.He thought he had landed near India.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus have in common?They died on an expedition.Neither of them reached Asia.They traveled west in search of Asia.They were from Italy.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat statement BEST describes the encounter between the Spanish and Native
Americans?Native Americans prospered from the Spanish, who taught them about new technology.Native Americans were not affected by the Spanish explorers or settlers because they
were peaceful.Native Americans lost their land, were forced to work as slaves, and were killed by
war or disease.Native Americans continued to live their lives as they had before the Spanish arrived. - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat mistake did Magellan while on his voyage to Asia?He thought the journey would be short after reaching the Pacific Ocean.He did not use the Panama Canal to get to the Pacific Ocean.He had not studied navigation or sailing at school.He did not treat his crew well, so they rebelled.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Ponce de Leon travel north into Florida from Puerto Rico?He was looking for gold and silver.He wanted to befriend the native people living there.He wanted to be there in time for Easter.He heard stories about a magical water spring that could turn old people young.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe colony of New Spain eventually covered what area?the states of Florida and New Mexicolarge parts of North and South Americaonly the islands in the Caribbean Seathe entire Western Hemisphere
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the BEST definition of The Columbian Exchange?the transfer of diseases from Native Americans to Europeansthe trade routes for goods between North America and Europethe movement of cultures and goods between Europe and the Americasthe name of Columbus’s last expedition to North America
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhy were European diseases such as smallpox and measles so devastating to Native
Americans?The Europeans used the diseases as weapons of war.Native Americans had no immunity against the diseases.This was the second time Native Americans had caught these diseases.They got sick and lost their jobs to enslaved Africans. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags