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Social Studies Chapter 2 Part 1
Test Description: Explorers
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
A
slave
B
patron
C
colony
D
merchant
2) a person who buys and sells goods
A
patron
B
colony
C
epidemic
D
merchant
3) an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
A
merchant
B
epidemic
C
colony
D
slave trade
4) the buying and selling of humans as property
A
merchant
B
slave trade
C
patron
D
epidemic
5) a settlement far from the country that rules it
A
patron
B
merchant
C
slave trade
D
colony
6) Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
A
maps
B
the telescope
C
astrolabe
D
magnetic compass
7) Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
A
astrolabe
B
magnetic compass
C
maps
D
the telescope
8) Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
A
Bartolomeu Diaz
B
Leif Ericsson
C
Vasco de Gama
D
Prince Henry
9) Which of the following explains why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus’s voyage?
A
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia.
B
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.
C
They wanted to trade with Native Americans.
D
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.
10) Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
A
west
B
east
C
south
D
north
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