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Test Description: Exploration
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1) The America's were populated with people because of a land bridge that connected North America to what other continent?
A
Asia
B
Africa
C
South America
D
Europe
2) What pre-Columbian Native American group populated the American Southwest?
A
Plains
B
Pacific Northwest
C
Pueblo
D
Iroquois
3) It's believed that the Mound Builders created mounds:
A
For living in.
B
For burial of their dead.
C
No one knows.
D
For storing food for the winter.
4) When the US became a nation it modeled its government after this Native American nation:
A
Mounds Builders
B
Iroquois
C
Pueblo
D
Plains
5) Why did the Renaissance motivate Europeans to explore?
A
Europe was overpopulated and people needed to find new land to live on.
B
It was a time of darkness, disease, and superstition and people were too scared to live in Europe anymore.
C
People were more interested in learning about the world around them.
6) Who was among the earliest explorers to reach North America?
A
Ponce de Leon
B
Henry Hudson
C
Leif Ericson
D
Christopher Columbus
7) what motivated Christopher Columbus to explore?
A
Gold
B
God
C
Glory
8) Why did Christopher Columbus call the native's that he encountered, 'Indians'?
A
He just called them what other explorers called them.
B
The native's he encountered told him to call them Indians.
C
He thought he had found a shorter route to Asia and was in India.
9) America was named after what explorer?
A
America Vespucci
B
Esteban Amerigo
C
Amerigo Italiano
D
Amerigo Vespucci
10) What explorer was looking for the Fountain of Youth in Florida?
A
Henry Hudson
B
Robert de La Salle
C
Hernando de Soto
D
Ponce de Leon
11) Global transfer of living things between Europe, Africa, and the Americas was known as:
A
Columbian Trade
B
Columbian Dynasty
C
Columbian Monopoly
D
Columbian Exchange
12) sailed for Spain, looking for sea route to Asia; First person to sail across Atlantic Ocean; credited with discovering America, although he never landed on American shores
A
Amerigo Vespucci
B
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Henry Hudson
13) Which of the following was not a reason for European exploration?
A
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity.
B
Europeans were looking for a shorter route to transport spices.
C
European nations wanted to gain control of natural resources in new lands.
D
Europeans wanted to learn from the natives in the New World.
14) What continent did most early explorers come from?
A
Australia
B
Africa
C
Asia
D
Europe
15) The Native American population of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of
A
diseases introduced by the Spanish
B
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
C
emigration of Native Americans to Europe and Africa
D
wars between various native groups
16) In Latin America during the early period of Spanish colonialism, the deaths of large numbers of the native people led to
A
the removal of most Spanish troops from the Americas
B
a decline in Spanish immigration to the Americas
C
improved health care in the colonies
D
the importation of slaves from Africa
17) Of these groups of early explorers, which one is most likely to have made it to the America's before Columbus?
A
Vikings
B
Israel
C
Wales
D
China
18) What evidence is there that the Polynesians might have made it to the America's before Columbus?
A
Rocks in Louisiana that have carvings on them from the Polynesian language
B
Chicken bones from Polynesia were found in South America
C
Beach rocks believed to be docks found off the coast of California
D
Ancient Polynesian coins found off the coast of Maine
19) What time period were Christopher Columbus and other Europeans exploring the America's?
A
1800's
B
1700's
C
1400's
D
1100's
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