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European Exploration And Conquest
Test Description: European Exploration and Conquest
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which was NOT a reason for European Exploration?
A
A desire for silk from China
B
A desire to spread Christianity
C
The Ottoman Turks made trade with Asia difficult.
D
A fear of the spread of Islam
2) Which was NOT a cause of European Exploration?
A
To find new sources of food in America
B
To reach Asia by sea
C
A desire for fame
D
A desire for wealth
3) What is not one of the Three Gs?
A
Gold
B
Glory
C
Gold
D
Grace
4) What did Vasco de Gama's journey to India accomplish?
A
Gave the English an advantage in Asian trade
B
Allowed Europeans to avoid Ottoman taxes for trade with Asia
C
Allowed Portugal to take control of China
D
Showed Spanish superiority in the New World
5) Which of the following is NOT true of Christopher Columbus?
A
He was from a Genoan family in Italy.
B
He planned to discover America.
C
He was supported by the queen of Spain
D
He believed that the earth was round.
6) What did Ferdinand Magellan prove?
A
That China exists
B
That people live in Australia
C
That the earth is round
D
That Antarctica exists
7) What two groups of people were an important part of Spanish exploration?
A
Chiefs and priests
B
Conquistadors and captains
C
Conquistadors and chiefs
D
Conquistadors and priests
8) How did Hernando Cortes defeat the Aztecs?
A
Superior weapons, horses, and diseases
B
A volcano erupted
C
The Aztecs ran away
D
By reenacting the 8 Aztec Omens
9) A fusion of European and Native American cultures is a definition of what?
A
Conquistador and priest
B
Roman Catholicism
C
Latin America
D
New Amsterdam
10) Which of the following is true of Spanish colonial government?
A
The leader was called el presidente.
B
It had a strict social order.
C
It promoted social equality.
D
The Spanish outlawed slavery.
11) What was NOT true of early English explorers in North America?
A
Puritans founded Massachusetts Bay for religious freedom.
B
Pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution.
C
They founded New Amsterdam.
D
Jamestown was profitable by growing tobacco.
12) New France was settled primarily for what purpose?
A
To harvest fur.
B
To promote the spread of Islam.
C
To defeat the Spanish.
D
To get gold.
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