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How And Why Europeans Came To The New World
Test Description: 5th grade test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
A
artifacts
B
books
C
videos
D
interviews
2) The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
A
Africa
B
Asia
C
America
D
Europe
3) Sailors used astrolabes to tell
A
longitude
B
temperature
C
speed
D
latitude
4) “New World” was a name given to the Americas by
A
spicetraders
B
European Colonizers
C
American Indians
D
shipbuilders
5) A compass works by
A
orbit around the sun
B
magnetic field
C
The atmosphere
D
Earth's oceans
6) If an explorer knew what direction was north he could
A
would know where the nearest land was
B
find the other cardinal directions
C
create a map of the unexplored land
D
would be able to find the next continent
7) Why did colonizers plant flags?
A
To mark where they planted food
B
to help American Indians
C
to claim land as their own
D
to retrace their steps
8) Why was gold important to colonizers
A
Europeans used gold to repair their goods
B
Europeans used gold in their food
C
Europeans made weapons out of gold
D
Europeans measured wealth in silver and gold
9) What religious goal inspired many Euopean colonizers
A
to visit holy sites
B
to learn about other faiths.
C
to live in poverty
D
to spread their beliefs
10) Which foods came to America?
A
wheat and rice
B
potatoes and squash
C
apples and pears
D
lettuce and cabbage
11) What do farmers do with a cash crop?
A
eat it as soon as possible
B
feed it to the animals
C
freeze it to store for the winter
D
sell it for money
12) Tobacco was one type of valuable ____that could be sold
A
cash crop
B
item
C
equipment
D
tree
13) After Martin Luther introduced his ideas to reform the church, Europe had many wars between
A
Protestants and Catholics
B
traders and farmers
C
sailors and explorers
D
Jews and Muslims
14) Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?
A
England
B
Germany
C
Spain
D
France
15) Where was the Tobacco plant found?
A
Europe
B
America's
C
Asia
D
South America
16) Where did maps originate from?
A
Asia
B
Europe
C
America's
D
South America
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