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