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