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