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How And Why Europeans Came To The New World
Test Description: 5th grade test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
A
books
B
videos
C
artifacts
D
interviews
2) The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
A
America
B
Africa
C
Europe
D
Asia
3) Sailors used astrolabes to tell
A
latitude
B
longitude
C
temperature
D
speed
4) “New World” was a name given to the Americas by
A
European Colonizers
B
American Indians
C
spicetraders
D
shipbuilders
5) A compass works by
A
magnetic field
B
Earth's oceans
C
orbit around the sun
D
The atmosphere
6) If an explorer knew what direction was north he could
A
would be able to find the next continent
B
would know where the nearest land was
C
create a map of the unexplored land
D
find the other cardinal directions
7) Why did colonizers plant flags?
A
to help American Indians
B
To mark where they planted food
C
to claim land as their own
D
to retrace their steps
8) Why was gold important to colonizers
A
Europeans measured wealth in silver and gold
B
Europeans made weapons out of gold
C
Europeans used gold to repair their goods
D
Europeans used gold in their food
9) What religious goal inspired many Euopean colonizers
A
to spread their beliefs
B
to visit holy sites
C
to learn about other faiths.
D
to live in poverty
10) Which foods came to America?
A
lettuce and cabbage
B
wheat and rice
C
potatoes and squash
D
apples and pears
11) What do farmers do with a cash crop?
A
freeze it to store for the winter
B
feed it to the animals
C
eat it as soon as possible
D
sell it for money
12) Tobacco was one type of valuable ____that could be sold
A
equipment
B
cash crop
C
item
D
tree
13) After Martin Luther introduced his ideas to reform the church, Europe had many wars between
A
Jews and Muslims
B
sailors and explorers
C
Protestants and Catholics
D
traders and farmers
14) Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?
A
Spain
B
England
C
France
D
Germany
15) Where was the Tobacco plant found?
A
America's
B
South America
C
Europe
D
Asia
16) Where did maps originate from?
A
Asia
B
South America
C
Europe
D
America's
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