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U.S. History: Earliest Americans-Age of Exploration
U.S. History: Earliest Americans-Age of Exploration
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1
Which military campaigns brought Europeans to the Middle East(Holy Lands) in 1095/1096?
The Conquest of Mexico
The Hundred Years War
The Reformation
The Crusades
2
Which European explorer was the first to travel to Asia by ship?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
3
Why do scientists believe the first migrants came to North America?
They followed herds of big game animals that they hunted.
They wanted to get to the other side.
They were chased their by saber tooth tigers
They needed more room to farm.
4
Which is NOT a reason why the Spanish were able to defeat the Aztecs and Incas?
they arrived with more soldiers
steel weapons and armor
European diseases
Native American allies
5
Plants farmed for sale to others
food crops
business crops
cash crops
bumper crops
6
The defeat of the Spanish Armada did NOT lead to which of the following?
England and France begin to explore & colonize North America
Spain lost power in the Americas
Spain loosing power in Europe
Spain was able to expand its control of trade routes
7
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire in Central America?
Hernan Cortez
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
8
Which other group of people were forced to work as slaves on Spanish plantations?
French
English
Portugese
Africans
9
Which conquistador conquered the Incan Empire in South America?
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
10
Which of these things did
NOT
come to the Americas in the Columbian Exchange?
horses
wheat
smallpox
corn
11
How do scientists believe the first migrants to North America arrived here?
A thick ice sheet covered the ocean allowing them to cross.
They travelled along the coast in small boats.
Glaciers grew, ocean levels dropped & exposed a land bridge.
They built the first man-powered flying machines.
12
The exchange of goods, plants, animals & diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Mayan Exchange
Columbian Exchange
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Triangle Trade
13
The movement of people from one place to another with the purpose of settling.
cultural diffusion
alienation
migration
vacation
14
A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home.
colonist
nomad
tribal chief
explorer
15
Which 2 countries 1st made claims on the Americas? Divided them with the Treaty of Tordesillas
England & Spain
Spain & Portugal
Portugal & France
England & France
16
Why did Europeans begin voyages of exploration in the 1400s? What were they looking for?
The Sasquatch
A more direct trade route to Asia
A more direct trade route to Africa
The Northwest Passage
17
Which of these things did
NOT
come to Europe in the Columbian Exchange?
turkeys
beans
chickens
tomatoes
18
Fabled water route through N America connecting the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans. (Cabot, Hudson)
Middle Passage
Northwest Passage
Southeast Passage
Hudson's Passage
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Large farming operations
missions
forts
cash crops
plantations
20
Which group did the Spanish
first
force to work as slaves on American plantations?
English prisoners
Native American prisoners
French prisoners
African prisoners
21
Which explorer "discovered" the Americas in 1492, starting the Age of Exploration?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
22
Which of these things was
NOT
a goal of Columbus's 1st voyage to the Americas?
A shorter trade route to Asia
Getting trade goods and an economic advantage over Portugal
A safer trade route to the Americas
Spreading Christianity
23
Which of the following is not necessarily the mark of a civilization?
Advanced Government
Science and Technology
Advanced Culture/Religion, Art, Architecture, Writing
Nomadic Society
24
Which explorer identified the Americas as "new" continents? They are named after him.
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
25
About how long ago do scientists believe the first humans migrated into North America?
15,000-30,000 years ago
1,000-2,000 years ago
200,000-350,000 years ago
5,000-10,000 years ago