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Test Description: 7th U.S. History Class Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The oldest culture of Mesoamerica.
A
Aztec
B
Maya
C
Olmec
D
Inca
2) This culture was known for its fierce warrior class.
A
Maya
B
Inca
C
Aztec
D
Olmec
3) Great cities were built during this time period that featured massive temples constructed from blocks of limestone.
A
Maya
B
Olmec
C
Inca
D
Aztec
4) This culture thrived in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
A
Aztec
B
Maya
C
Olmec
D
Inca
5) Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?
A
Welsh
B
Spanish
C
Vikings
D
Portuguese
6) Why was Prince Henry nicknamed the “Navigator”
A
He was an expert sailor
B
He built a massive ship
C
He financed voyages
D
He was the first to circumnavigate the world
7) What device enabled sailors to use the stars to chart their location?
A
Sunstone
B
Astrolabe
C
Map
D
Caravel
8) Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488? (Southern tip of Africa)
A
Vasco de Gama
B
Francisco Pizarro
C
Amerigo Vespucci
D
Bartolomeu Dias
9) What ships used triangular sails to navigate the oceans?
A
Junks
B
Uboats
C
Caravels
D
Longships
10) What European explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and land in India in 1497?
A
Francisco Pizarro
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Vasco de Gama
D
Amerigo Vespucci
11) Where was Christopher Columbus born?
A
Spain
B
Turkey
C
Italy
D
Portugal
12) Who did Columbus have to convince in order to allow him to go on his voyage?
A
King and Queen of Turkey
B
King and Queen of Italy
C
King and Queen of Portugal
D
King and Queen of Spain
13) Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador among the region of islands we now call what?
A
Jamaica
B
Bahamas
C
Dominican
D
Haiti
14) The introduction of old world plants, animals, diseases, and ideas into the new world following the voyages of Columbus is referred to as what?
A
European Exploration
B
Colombian Enterprise
C
Colombian Exchange
D
European Diaspora
15) Spain claimed all lands west of this line drawn in the Ocean in 1493:
A
Line of Demarcation
B
Line of Tordesillas
C
Line of Division
D
Line of Exchange
16) This person sailed to South America in 1501 and the “Americas” now forevermore bare his name:
A
Christopher Columbus
B
Bartolomeu Dias
C
Vasco de Gama
D
Amerigo Vespucci
17) Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas were called what?
A
Vikings
B
Sailors
C
Conquistadors
D
Knights
18) This was the first European to cross Central America and discover the Pacific Ocean:
A
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Vasco de Gama
D
Amerigo Vespucci
19) This was the first person to circumnavigate the world:
A
Hernan Cortez
B
Francisco Pizarro
C
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
D
Ferdinand Magellan
20) Who led a military expedition into Mexico in 1519 and eventually conquered the Aztec empire?
A
Ponce de Leon
B
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Hernan Cortes
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