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The Exploration Of The Americas
Test Description: The exploration
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Spanish soldier explorers are...
A
warriors
B
Conquistadors
C
navigators
D
men with beards
2) Why did Columbus prevent his soldiers from trading items of little value with Native Americans
A
to encourage open and fair trading
B
to prevent any interchange between them
C
to get more gold for himself
D
to avoid wasting their valuables on useless things.
3) What were the things as they possessed in abundance which Columbus mentions?
A
beautiful articles Columbus had brought
B
gold and cotton
C
bows and glasses
D
fragments of bottles and jars
4) Europeans wanted to find a water route to Asia because
A
the lack of road repairs blocked the Silk Road.
B
the Italians cut off the flow of goods from Asia
C
the Ottoman Turks made spices less expensive
D
the Mongols lost power and overland trade was disrupted
5) Which advancement made by the Greeks did the Europeans adopt for overseas exploration?
A
Ptolemy's maps
B
the astrolabe
C
triangular sails
D
the compass
6) Who first tried to help the Europeans to find a water route to Asia?
A
Ferdinand of Spain
B
Henry the Navigator
C
Vasco de Gama
D
Hernan Cortes
7) Which of the following helped Europeans the most in conquering Native Americans?
A
diseases
B
gold
C
improved ships
D
horses
8) Europeans used enslaved Africans to
A
expand their conquering armies
B
work on farms in their colonies
C
form joint-stock companies
D
explore unknown lands.
9) The key idea behind the concept of mercantilism is that countries
A
wanted to import more goods.
B
no longer needed entrepreneurs
C
did not need colonies
D
wanted to export more goods.
10) Which of the following did Pizarro not gain from the Inca
A
Gold and Silver
B
Their leader Atahualpa
C
Lasting control over the Inca Empire
D
Fear from the Incas
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