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Social Studies Chapter 2 Part 2
Test Description: Explorers
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
A
one month
B
five weeks
C
five days
D
two years
2) What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
A
Taino
B
New Spain
C
America
D
West Indies
3) Which of the following was a reason Cortés took Moctezuma prisoner?
A
He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.
B
He was afraid of the Aztecs’ superior weapons.
C
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortés and his men.
D
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
4) What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
A
gold and spices
B
lumber and fish
C
horses and cattle
D
cotton and wood
5) Which of the following items from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
A
corn and potatoes
B
gold and silver
C
bananas and sugar cane
D
horses
6) What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
A
It had no effect on them.
B
It was harmful to them.
C
It was good for them.
D
It improved their lives.
7) How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
A
Their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes.
B
They made more accurate maps.
C
The taught sailors how to operate the new caravel ships.
D
They could tell them how fast their ship was going.
8) Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
A
Cortes
B
Magellan
C
Columbus
D
Ponce de Leon
9) Which of the following statements BEST describes Prince Henry’s navigation school?
A
Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.
B
Christopher Columbus attended the school.
C
Students at the school were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native American civilizations.
D
Prince Henry did not start a navigation school.
10) Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain, which of the following conditions was NOT shared by both groups?
A
suffering from sickness and overwork
B
not knowing the language of their conqueror
C
leaving their homeland
D
forced labor
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