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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
Olmec
C
Inca
D
Maya
2) This culture was known for its fierce warrior class.
A
Olmec
B
Aztec
C
Maya
D
Inca
3) Great cities were built during this time period that featured massive temples constructed from blocks of limestone.
A
Olmec
B
Maya
C
Aztec
D
Inca
4) This culture thrived in the Andes Mountains of Peru.
A
Olmec
B
Inca
C
Maya
D
Aztec
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 financed voyages
C
He was the first to circumnavigate the world
D
He built a massive ship
7) What device enabled sailors to use the stars to chart their location?
A
Map
B
Astrolabe
C
Sunstone
D
Caravel
8) Who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488? (Southern tip of Africa)
A
Francisco Pizarro
B
Amerigo Vespucci
C
Bartolomeu Dias
D
Vasco de Gama
9) What ships used triangular sails to navigate the oceans?
A
Caravels
B
Junks
C
Uboats
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
Vasco de Gama
C
Bartolomeu Dias
D
Amerigo Vespucci
11) Where was Christopher Columbus born?
A
Spain
B
Portugal
C
Italy
D
Turkey
12) Who did Columbus have to convince in order to allow him to go on his voyage?
A
King and Queen of Portugal
B
King and Queen of Italy
C
King and Queen of Spain
D
King and Queen of Turkey
13) Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador among the region of islands we now call what?
A
Bahamas
B
Dominican
C
Haiti
D
Jamaica
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 Exchange
C
European Diaspora
D
Colombian Enterprise
15) Spain claimed all lands west of this line drawn in the Ocean in 1493:
A
Line of Exchange
B
Line of Demarcation
C
Line of Tordesillas
D
Line of Division
16) This person sailed to South America in 1501 and the “Americas” now forevermore bare his name:
A
Amerigo Vespucci
B
Christopher Columbus
C
Bartolomeu Dias
D
Vasco de Gama
17) Spanish soldiers who led military expeditions in the Americas were called what?
A
Sailors
B
Knights
C
Conquistadors
D
Vikings
18) This was the first European to cross Central America and discover the Pacific Ocean:
A
Vasco de Gama
B
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
C
Ferdinand Magellan
D
Amerigo Vespucci
19) This was the first person to circumnavigate the world:
A
Hernan Cortez
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
20) Who led a military expedition into Mexico in 1519 and eventually conquered the Aztec empire?
A
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B
Ponce de Leon
C
Francisco Pizarro
D
Hernan Cortes
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