What was not a disadvantage of being a forager?

You don't have to labor in the fields.

Why was the Silk Road important to Europeans?

Because of this route, Europeans gained new goods.

A major motivation of English, French, and Spanish monarchs to colonize the New World was to

find faster trade routes for better economic opportunities.

As evident of Spanish missions, one Spanish motivation for colonization in the New World was

converting natives to Christianity.

Why did sailors have to stay within 800 miles of the coast when exploring before the Crusades?

They didn't have advanced navigational tools.

One major factor in the rapid decline of the Native American population was

non resistent to disease brought from Europe.

As a result of the declining Native American population, Spanish plantation owners

enslaved more and more Africans.

What was one effect of the Crusades on European exploration?

Crusaders brought back knowledge of new technology.

Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer huge North American empires because the

conquistadors had advanced weapons.

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U.S. History Unit 1 Test Review

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1
The ______________ was a new type of technology that sailors gained from the Middle Easterners.
caravan
caravel
mechanical clock
astrolabe
2
The explorer who wrote a book about his travels on the Silk Road and living with the Mongols.
Vasco Da Gama
Marco Polo
Magellan
Colombus
3
Columbus was searching for a faster trade route to India and also the
Philiphine Islands.
Hawaiin Islands.
Easter Island.
Asian spice islands.
4
What was not a disadvantage of being a forager?
You have limited source of protein.
When food supplies are low you have to move.
Food sources are scarce in the winter.
You don't have to labor in the fields.
5
Why was the Silk Road important to Europeans?
It had no significance.
Because of this route, Europeans gained new goods.
It was the fastest way over the Himalayan Mountains.
It was a faster way to get to Asian merchants.
6
A major motivation of English, French, and Spanish monarchs to colonize the New World was to
meet new types of people.
find faster trade routes for better economic opportunities.
discover new navigational tools and technology.
spread Christianity.
7
As evident of Spanish missions, one Spanish motivation for colonization in the New World was
providing permanent homes for the natives.
converting natives to Christianity.
establishing new military bases.
establishing places for education.
8
Which ancient civilization was know for its isolation and technological advances?
China
Aztecs
Incas
Mayans
9
Two early American civilizations that lived in modern day parts of Mexico were the
Inca and Mayan
Aztec and Mound Builders
Anasazi and Inca
Aztec and Mayan
10
Christopher Columbus was commissioned by which country to find faster trade route to India?
Spain
France
Portugal
Germany
11
Why did sailors have to stay within 800 miles of the coast when exploring before the Crusades?
They thought they would fall off the earth.
They weren't smart enough yet.
They didn't have advanced navigational tools.
They didn't have strong enough sails.
12
To prevent retreat of his men once he landed in the New World, Cortez ordered
his men to become friends with the natives.
the men to kill all the natives.
to burn the ships.
all his men to remain on the ships.
13
One advantage that sailors gained from the Crusades was
new types of food to take on voyages
new fabrics to make sails
they didn't have to fight
new sailing technology
14
One reason for Spanish exploration was
to escape persecution.
to go on an adventure.
to search for gold and riches.
to visit relatives.
15
One reason French, Spanish, and English citizens decided to leave their homeland was to
possibility of finding new trade routes.
all of the above.
possibility for religious freedom.
possibility of finding new wealth.
16
One major factor in the rapid decline of the Native American population was
natural disasters like volcanic eruptions
not praying to their gods enough.
non resistent to disease brought from Europe.
a long period of drought.
17
As a result of the declining Native American population, Spanish plantation owners
had to abandon their plantations.
had to hire more workers.
enslaved more and more Native Americans.
enslaved more and more Africans.
18
What was one effect of the Crusades on European exploration?
Crusaders brought back knowledge of new technology.
Crusaders created the Silk Road.
Crusaders found the Holy Grail.
Crusaders fought the Muslims for over 200 years.
19
Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer huge North American empires because the
conquistadors had advanced weapons.
North American empires were able to resist new diseases.
North American empires weren't loyal to their kings
North American empires had no weapons.
20
North American civilizations provided unskilled labor on many of the Spanish
tobacco farms
sugar plantations
cotton fields
wheat fields

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