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Chapter 3 Social Studies Test
Test Description: Exploration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) When Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs
A
controlled a huge empire and lived in a city bigger than any in Europe
B
had disappeared.
C
controlled a very small empire in a small city
D
attacked them.
2) Where di Columbus land after he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?
A
Timbuktu
B
present-day Bahamas
C
present-day Mexico
D
America
3) What did the Spanish build to protect their colonies?
A
The Great Wall of China
B
pueblos
C
haciendas
D
presidios
4) Marco Polo saw new inventions in China, such as
A
computers
B
telescope
C
radio
D
paper and printing
5) What did the Portuguese name the tip of Africa?
A
Cape of Good Hope
B
Cape of Bad Hope
C
Cape Cod
D
The Cape of Youth
6) Which invention helped sailors steer without seeing the sun or stars?
A
caravel
B
compass
C
GPS
D
astrolabe
7) After Cortes, Spain sent explorers to Central and South America in search of what?
A
spices
B
silver
C
gold
D
salt
8) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Columus's voyage because they hoped he would find
A
riches, such as gold
B
The Fountain of Youth
C
riches, such as camels
D
copper
9) Bartolome de la Casas spoke against what?
A
the bad treatment of children
B
the bad treatment of their land
C
the bad treatment of American Indians
D
the bad treatment of African Americans
10) In the Columbian Exchange, what sis Columbus take back to Europe from the Americas ?
A
silver
B
bronze
C
potatoes
D
gold
11) The Silk Road connected Europe to
A
Arkansas
B
Florida
C
China
D
Africa
12) Spanish settlers imported enslaved Africans because
A
they needed workers to replace the American Indians who died.
B
They needed to replace soldiers who had died
C
they wanted more people to populate their settlements.
D
To treat them as their kings and queens
13) What important contribution did Portuguese explorers make to European trade?
A
They found a sea route to Antarctica
B
they found a route to Asia on land
C
They taught people to travel in caravans
D
they found a sea route to Asia
14) What was Ferdinand Magellan's purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519?
A
to show off his wealth
B
to cross the Atlantic Ocean
C
to transfer slaves
D
to cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Spain
15) An important result of European exploration in the 1400s and the 1500s was...(you have to know 2 for the test!!!)
A
discovering the solar system
B
discovery of new lands
C
not learning other cultures
D
realizing there were no lands out there to discover
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