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Ch. 2 The Age Of Exploration
Test Description: Social studies- 5th grade- Florida standards
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
A
the magnetic compass
B
the astrolabe
C
the telescope
D
maps
2) Someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
A
merchant
B
slave trade
C
patron
D
colony
3) A person who buys and sells goods
A
epidemic
B
merchant
C
colony
D
patron
4) An outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
A
colony
B
epidemic
C
patron
D
slave trade
5) The buying and selling of humans as property.
A
merchant
B
slave trade
C
epidemic
D
patron
6) A settlement far from the country that rules it.
A
merchant
B
patron
C
epidemic
D
colony
7) Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
A
maps
B
magnetic compass
C
none of them
D
astrolabe
8) Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
A
Vasco de Gama
B
Leif Ericsson
C
Bartolomeu Diaz
D
Prince Henry
9) Which of the following explains why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage?
A
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.
B
They wanted to trade with Native Americans.
C
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.
D
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia.
10) Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
A
north
B
south
C
east
D
west
11) What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
A
America
B
Taino
C
West Indies
D
New Spain
12) How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
A
5 weeks
B
5 years
C
2 years
D
1 month
13) Which of the following was a reason Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner?
A
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
B
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortés and his men.
C
He was afraid of the Aztecs’ superior weapons.
D
He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.
14) What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
A
gold and spices
B
horses and cattle
C
lumber and fish
D
cotton and wood
15) Which of the following items from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
A
bananas and sugar cane
B
gold and silver
C
corn and potatoes
D
horses
16) What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
A
It was harmful to them.
B
It had no effect on them.
C
It was good for them.
D
It improved their lives.
17) How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
A
They could tell them how fast their ship was going.
B
They taught sailors how to operate the new caravel ships.
C
Their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes.
D
They made more accurate maps.
18) Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
A
Columbus
B
Cortés
C
Ponce de Leon
D
Magellan
19) Which of the following statements BEST describes Prince Henry’s navigation school?
A
Students at the school were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native American civilizations.
B
Christopher Columbus attended the school.
C
Prince Henry did not start a navigation school.
D
Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.
20) Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain, which of the following conditions was NOT shared by both groups?
A
not knowing the language of their conquerors
B
suffering from sickness and overwork
C
forced labor
D
leaving their homeland
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