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- 1. Multiple Choice
There were many advancements during the Age of Exploration. Which led to the settlement of the Americas?
better farming technology
better painting technology
better sailing technology
better military technology
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was a significant result of European exploration through the Columbian Exchange?
Europeans became dependent on crops from America.
The bubonic plague spread throughout Europe.
European diseases caused millions of deaths among American Indians.
Raw materials from America became very expensive due to scarcity.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is an effect of European exploration of the Americas?
Germany extended its New World empire.
Spain dominated North and South America.
Africans were enslaved to work in mines and on plantations.
American Indians maintained resistance to African and Eurasian diseases.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an economic factor in sixteenth-century Europe that led to the exploration of North America?
underpopulation
expansion of trade
agricultural surplus
inadequate labor supply
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which factor influenced the settlement of coastal regions of West Africa during the Age of Exploration?
economic opportunity
European overpopulation
diplomatic relations
physical geography of the coast
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?
Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia.
European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere.
Independence movements developed in Asia and Africa.
Military dictatorships where established throughout Europe.
- 7. Multiple Choice
During the Middle Ages, Europeans did not eat potatoes or corn because these vegetables
were forbidden by the Catholic Church for religious reasons
had not yet been introduced to Europe from the New World
were believed to be poisonous
were too expensive to import from China
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?
His interactions with the indigenous peoples served as a model for fair treatment of minorities.
His ships were the first to complete an around-the-world voyage and prove the earth was round.
His calculations of the distance between Europe and Asia became the basis for our modern maps.
His voyages started a vast cultural exchange between the two hemispheres.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which statement about the Columbian exchange is a fact rather than an opinion?
The Columbian exchange had a positive effect on the Americas.
The Columbian exchange benefited Europe more than it benefited the Americas.
The Columbian exchange brought new foods and products to Europe and the Americas.
The Columbian Exchange created a modern Europe.
- 10. Multiple Choice
After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of
new foods, which the native peoples could not digest.
religious persecution resulting from the Spanish Inquisition.
new diseases to which the native peoples has no natural immunity.
slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe.
- 11. Multiple Choice
A major reason for Zheng He's voyages during the 15th century was to
promote trade and collect tribute
establish colonies in Africa and India
seal off China's borders from foreign influence
prove the world was round
- 12. Multiple Choice
The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the
migration of the Bantu
exploration of the Americas
introduction of Buddhism to East Asia
voyages of Zheng He
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why is Ferdinand Magellan's voyage considered a turning point in world history?
Portugal's claims to southern Africa were established
His ship was the first to land in the Americas
One of his ships was the first to circumnavigate the Earth
Britain's control of the seas ended
- 14. Multiple Choice
Between 1500 and 1750, which commercial products were produced on Latin American plantations using enslaved laborers?
corn and squash
bananas and tea
sugar and tobacco
potatoes and wool
- 15. Multiple Choice
What did new technologies such as the astrolabe, sextant, and the caravel allow European nations to do in the 16th and 17th centuries?
develop modern algebra
expand their colonial empires
invade North Africa
manufacture new products
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a lasting effect of French colonization on North America?
People like to visit France
French clothing is popular
Some Canadians play hockey
Some Canadians speak French.
- 17. Multiple Choice
European nations set up colonies in the Americas to enrich their economies.
Which economic benefit did England receive from its North American colonies?
markets and goods to support and trade
laborers to keep factories running
entrepreneurs to lead its thriving businesses
inventors to keep its industries competetive
- 18. Multiple Choice
The "Triangle Trade" and the "Columbian Exchange" are terms used to describe the movement of goods between Western Europe, West Africa and
Central Asia
Australia
the Americas
the Middle East
- 19. Multiple Choice
Use the concept web above to answer the following question.
Which of these best completed the concept web?
spread disease
build more ships
find better trade routes
share scientific knowledge
- 20. Multiple Choice
Use this diagram to answer the following question.
Which crop was brought to Europe from the Americas?
rice
oats
corn
wheat
- 21. Multiple Choice
Base your answer to the following question on the map above and your knowledge of social studies.
Which statement can best be supported by the information on the map?
The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge
Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century
Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa
The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers
- 22. Multiple Choice
Base your answer to the following question on the map below and your knowledge of social studies.
What was a result of the explorers' voyages illustrated on this map?
Europe became increasingly isolated
European trade with Africa and South America increased
Southeast Asia became Europe's biggest trading partner
European nations created colonial governments throughout central ASia
- 23. Multiple Choice
-Invention of the compass and astrolabe
-European dependence on spices from Asia
-Rise of nation-states in Europe
These developments influenced the start of the
Crusades
Renaissance
Reformation
Age of Exploration
- 24. Multiple Choice
The Age of Exploration led directly to the
establishment of European colonies
start of the Puritan Revolution
invention of the magnetic compass
failure of the Congress of Vienna
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration?
lateen sail
astrolabe
cross bow
caravel
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas resulted in
the strengthening of indigenous cultures
political independence for the colonies
the exploitation of natives
religious freedom for the majority of peasants
- 27. Multiple Choice
A major result of the European Age of Exploration was
a long period of peace and prosperity for the nations of western Europe
extensive migration of people from the Western Hemisphere to Europe and Asia
the fall of European national monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church
the end of regional isolation and the beginning of a period of European global domination
- 28. Multiple Choice
What was the MAIN cause of the population change shown on the chart above?
the migration of several culture groups to North America
losses due to Spanish military actions against native peoples
starvation resulting from declining agricultural production
the introduction of disease by contact with Europeans
- 29. Multiple Choice
The stories from Marco Polo's travels encouraged Europeans to
journey to Asia in search of wealth
abandon the feudal land system
launch the Crusades against Muslims
isolate themselves from foreigners
- 30. Multiple Choice
The first African slaves were brought to the Americas to
be servants for wealthy New England families
build missions and settlements for the Spanish
work on Portuguese sugar plantations in the Caribbean
help colonists fight wars against Native Americans
- 31. Multiple Choice
Study the map.
In 1492, Columbus set out to find a sea route to Asia. Which arrow on the map shows the area where Columbus first landed in the Americas?
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