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Age Of Exploration 2.0
Test Description: AoG
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1) What was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?
A
to spread their religion
B
to buy cotton for clothing
C
to learn about other cultures
D
to acquire spices for cooking
2) Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia?
A
Harsh weather made the land routes too dangerous
B
Rulers of China refused to allow use of land routes
C
Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes
D
Horses and camels were required on the land routes
3) For what field of activity were lines of latitude and longitude especially useful?
A
Bookbinding
B
Astronomy
C
Engineering
D
Cartography
4) How did Vasco da Gama change the way Europeans viewed the world?
A
He proved that it was possible to sail around the tip of South America.
B
He showed that goods could be brought from India by ship.
C
He demonstrated that the world is round
D
He claimed land in South America for Portugal
5) Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first Europeans to
A
bring back goods from China by sea
B
walk across Central America
C
explore the eastern coast of Brazil
D
sail around the tip of South America
6) Which food did Spanish explorers introduce to Europe from South America?
A
Sweet Potatoes
B
Olives
C
Wheat
D
Cinnamon
7) AN outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads quickly and over a wide geographic area is a(n)
A
epidemic
B
conquest
C
inflation
D
detriment
8) A colony is
A
a political system where the king determines prices
B
a large empire that controls many lands
C
an attempt to overthrow the government
D
a territory that is under the control of another country
9) What is a motive?
A
something that causes people to act
B
a kind of spice from Asia
C
a ship that can travel across the ocean
D
a tool for making ships
10) What was a main motive for European exploration?
A
Finding people who could design better ships
B
Finding new trade routes to Asia
C
Finding spices from the Americas
D
Finding foods that would not spoil on a long journey
11) How did advances in cartography lead to European exploration?
A
Improved weapons helped Europeans conquer native peoples.
B
Compasses helped sailors find direction
C
Better maps made navigation easier
D
Caravels made it easier for explorers to sail
12) Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa and across the Indian Ocean to each India?
A
Pedro Cabral
B
Vasco da Gama
C
Batolomeu Dias
D
Prince Henry
13) A territory that is under political and economic control of another country is called
A
a colony
B
a nation
C
a cottage industry
D
a market economy
14) What was a negative effect of Portuguese colonization in Brazil?
A
Native people died from European diseases.
B
Portugal won more territory.
C
More people could afford to buy Asian goods.
D
Sailors had better navigational tools.
15) Why did Columbus sail west?
A
because a storm sent his expedition off course
B
because he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
C
because Portugal prevented him sailing east
D
because he thought that America lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
16) Which of the following is the correct sequence of events?
A
Columbus's voyages, Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases
B
native people die from diseases, Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages
C
Spanish settlement, Columbus voyages, native people die from diseases
D
Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases, Columbus's voyages
17) Exploration and trade contributed to the growth of
A
capitalism
B
the use of money
C
new centers of commerce
D
all of the above.
18) An economic system based on the buying and selling of decisions of individuals is called
A
mercantilism
B
capitalism
C
a market economy
D
a cottage industry
19) Two crops that were brought back from the new world and had a huge impact on Europe include
A
potatoes and corn
B
sugar and coffe
C
milk and honey
D
wheat and rice
20) The transfer between the old world and the new of goods, people, ideas, and just about everything else is called the
A
Colombian Exchange
B
Silk Road
C
Inquisition
D
Conquest
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