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PASS Review #1 - Age Of Exploration
Test Description: PASS Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Ocean currents played an important role in exploration. The best way European sailors learned to handle ocean currents was by ___.
A
going against them
B
ignoring them
C
staying in sight of land
D
ridiing with them
2) Vasco da Gama found the first all-water route to Asia for what country?
A
France
B
Spain
C
Netherlands
D
Portugal
3) All of the following inventions helped early European explorers navigate at sea except the ___.
A
steam engine
B
astrolabe
C
compass
D
rudder
4) How did gunpowder help the European explorers in their discoveries?
A
they used it to overtake the natives
B
they used it to heal the natives
C
they used it to power their ships
D
they used it to entertain the natives
5) Which of the following European countries built plantation colonies in what is now the Southeastern region of the United States?
A
France
B
Portugal
C
Britain (England)
D
Spain
6) Trading post empires were the most loosely controlled settlements. The largest trading post empire in North America was built by ___.
A
France
B
Portugal
C
Netherlands
D
Spain
7) Which of the following was NOT a reason for Europeans colonizing the Americans?
A
to find religious freedom
B
to get raw materials to make money
C
to make money
D
to get African slaves
8) How did the Triangular Trade affect the continent of Africa?
A
It caused tension between African adn Asian merchants
B
Some African nations nearly disappeared while others grew rich.
C
It lead to decreased travel to Africa
D
It led to economic ruin for all African nations
9) Why did the Europeans treat the Asian traders equally?
A
they were just as advanced if not more than the Europeans
B
they had already had colonies in the Americas
C
they wanted to learn more about their culture
D
they wanted to borrow their ships for trade
10) China and Japan did not like Europeans bringing their culture and religion to Asia. What policy did China and Japan follow as a result of their reaction to European colonialism?
A
expansionism
B
globalism
C
isolationism
D
mercantilism
11) All of the following continents were directly involved in the Columbian Exchange EXCEPT __
A
Africa
B
Europe
C
North America
D
Asia
12) A new economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. The goal for mercantilism was to ___
A
allow merchants to own their own business and make a profit
B
reduce government involvement in business
C
acquire gold and silver through conquest
D
increase foreign imports
13) European monarchs preferred mercantilism, because __
A
it gave the colonists more power
B
it gave slaves more power
C
it gave the monarchs more power
D
it gave church more power
14) What is capitalism based on?
A
private ownership of business and property
B
church ownership of business and property
C
monarch ownership of business and property
D
government ownership of business and property
15) Why did colonists prefer captialism?
A
it allowed them to give more money to the king
B
it allowed them to make money for themselves and not just the king
C
it allowed them to borrow a business from the king
D
it allowed them to live servant free
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