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Unit 5 Age Of Exploration Review
Test Description: This will be a review game for the Unit 3 Assessment.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
A
Videos
B
Interviews
C
Artifacts
D
Books
2) Sailors used astrolabes to tell
A
Direction
B
Time
C
Latitude
D
Speed
3) The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
A
Africa
B
America
C
Europe
D
Asia
4) New World was a name given to the Americas by
A
European Explorers
B
shipbuilders
C
Spice traders
D
American Indians
5) Why did explorers plant flags?
A
To find their way back again
B
to teach christianity
C
to help American Indians
D
to claim land for their country
6) Why was gold important to explorers?
A
They used gold in their food
B
they measured wealth in gold
C
they used gold to repair tools
D
They made weapons out of gold
7) What religious goal inspired many European explorers
A
to learn about other faiths
B
to live in poverty
C
To visit holy sites
D
to spread their beliefs
8) Which foods came from America?
A
potatoes and tobacco
B
lettuce and cabbage
C
wheat and rice
D
apples and pears
9) What do farmers do with a cash crop?
A
sell it for money
B
feed it to animals
C
freeze it for winter
D
eat it
10) Which of the following would an archaeologist study?
A
cash crops
B
sunken ships
C
plants and animals
D
natural disasters
11) The magnetic needle on a compass always points which direction?
A
north
B
east
C
south
D
west
12) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were rulers of what country?
A
England
B
Portugal
C
France
D
Spain
13) Which of the following is an example of a new food for the Americas?
A
turnips
B
wheat
C
all of the above
D
corn
14) Europeans wanted ________ and _________ from Asia
A
gold and spices
B
gold and silver
C
spices and silver
D
spices and silk
15) What cash crop did Native Americans use for religious and peacekeeping ceremonies?
A
corn
B
tobacco
C
chocolate
D
potatoes
16) Hernan Cortes fought against
A
the Seminoles
B
the Incas
C
the Mayas
D
the Aztecs
17) Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
A
they had no protection in their immune system
B
they got tired of giving European settlers free food
C
they had no technology like gun powder or swords
D
they were forced to work as slaves in mines
18) Where did Columbus intend to go when he sailed west from Spain in 1492
A
the East Indies (Asia)
B
Cuba
C
Portugal
D
Africa
19) In what year did Christopher Columbus first set sail for the New World?
A
1456
B
1492
C
1610
D
1506
20) Which explorer was NOT sponsored by Spain?
A
Juan Ponce de Leon
B
Hernan Cortes
C
John Cabot
D
Christopher Columbus
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