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Exploration, Part 1
Test Description: 7th Grade Social Studies
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1) Which was an immediate result of the Age of Exploration?
A
Independence movements developed in Asia and Africa
B
Islamic culture spread across Africa and Asia
C
Military dictatorships were established throughout Europe
D
European influence spread to the Americas
2) What was a major result of European exploration?
A
A beginning of a period of European global domination
B
Collapse of monarchies and the end of the power of the Catholic Church
C
A long period of peace and prosperity for the nations of western Europe
D
Extensive migration of people from the Americas to Europe and Asia
3) Why didn't Europeans eat potatoes or corn before the 1500s?
A
They were believed to be poisonous
B
They had not been introduced to Europe from the New World
C
They were too expensive to import from China
D
These foods were forbidden by the Catholic Church for religious reasons
4) The native populations of Mexico in 1492 has been estimated at 25 million; the population in 1608 has been estimated at 1.7 million. This decrease in population was mainly a result of
A
Migration of native Americans to Europe and Africa
B
Wars between various native groups
C
Crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
D
Diseases introduced by the Spanish
5) Why did the Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztec and Inca empire so rapidly?
A
The Spanish greatly outnumbered the Aztecs and Inca
B
The Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Inca
C
The Aztecs and Inca joined together to fight the Spanish
D
These empires had no standing armies
6) Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?
A
His interactions with native peoples served as a model for fair treatment of minorities
B
His ships were the first to complete an around-the-world voyage and prove the earth was round
C
His calculations of the distance between Europe and Asia became the basis for our modern maps
D
His voyages started a vast cultural exchange between two hemispheres
7) Smallpox outbreaks in Mexico, increased conversion of natives to Christianity, and the introduction of tomatoes and corn to Europe are a result of
A
The impact of contact between different peoples
B
Empathy of Europeans for native American civilizations
C
Triangular trade and its effects on agrarian economies
D
The relatively high cost of colonialism
8) The invention of the compass and astrolabe and European desire for spices influenced the start of the
A
Protestant Reformation
B
Renaissance
C
Crusades
D
Age of Exploration
9) After contact with Europeans in the 1500s, millions of native peoples in the Americas died as a result of
A
Religious persecution resulting form the Spanish Inquisition
B
Slavery and the terrible conditions on their sea journey to Europe
C
New foods, which the native peoples could not digest
D
New diseases to which the native peoples had no natural immunity
10) During the 1500s, which two European countries began sea voyages of exploration?
A
Germany and Italy
B
Portugal and Spain
C
Russia and the Netherlands
D
England and France
11) Which nation had the most influence on the colonization of Latin America in the 1500s?
A
Spain
B
England
C
France
D
Netherlands
12) What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange?
A
Spread of Hinduism into Latin America
B
Economic instability of China and Japan
C
Rapid decline in European population
D
Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas
13) What was one reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec Empire?
A
The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors
B
Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
C
Spanish soldiers made effective use of their military technology against the Aztecs
D
Aztec religious beliefs promoted nonviolence
14) The Age of Exploration led directly to the
A
Establishment of European colonies
B
Start of the Protestant Reformation
C
Invention of the magnetic compass
D
Failure of the Renaissance
15) The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible on the late 1400s because of the
A
Development of new navigational instruments and technology
B
Effects of the Atlantic slave trade
C
Support of exploration by the English governmnet
D
Trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
16) Advances in navigation technology and the desire of Europeans to obtain goods form Asia are most closely associated with the
A
Rise of feudalism
B
Protestant Reformation
C
Age of Exploration
D
Renaissance
17) Which technological development enabled European navigators to determine their location during the Age of Exploration?
A
Compass
B
Caravel
C
Cross bow
D
Lateen sail
18) What was a result of the efforts of Prince Henry of Portugal, Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand Magellan?
A
The modern concept of universal human rights was promoted
B
An understanding o the benefits of cultural diversity was encouraged
C
The European view of the physical world was transformed
D
The importance of Mediterranean trade routes was established
19) The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas resulted in
A
Religious freedom for the majority of peasants
B
Exploitation and mistreatment of natives
C
Strengthening of native cultures
D
Political independence for the colonies
20) In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?
A
Rapid industrialization
B
Need for faster trade routes
C
Desire to control Constantinople
D
Introduction of Enlightenment ideas
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