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Pre-History and Age of Exploration
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1
The three ships with Columbus on his initial visit were the
Nina, Pinta, Santa Barbara
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Mayflower, Constitution, Enterprise
Nina, Mayflower, Pinta
2
The most important spice the Europeans sought was:
parsley
salt
paprika
cinnamon
3
What natural resource did the French traders find valuable in Wisconsin?
Deer Hides
Beaver Pelts
Gold
Tobacco
4
Best description of European society around 1492
Democracy
Communal living
Feudal system
Fascism
5
The first Europeans to reach the Americas were the
Vikings
Spanish
English
French
6
The Americas gave these new foods TO Europe:
pineapples, small pox, pumpkins, and corn
chocolate, cattle, and sweet potatoes
coffee, tobacco, vanilla, and peanuts
corn, beans, squash, chocolate
7
Explorer who had new worlds named after him by mistake:
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
Prince Henry
Francisco Pizarro
8
The most devastating impact of the "Columbian Exchange" was
potatoes
cattle
honey bees
small pox
9
What piece of equipment helped sailors navigate using the stars?
telescope
Global Positioning System
astrolabe
compass
10
What was the name of the period BEFORE the Renaissance?
Age of Enlightenment
Awkward Age
Age of Aquarius
Dark Ages
11
He conquered the Aztecs in Mexico:
Francisco Pizzaro
Bartolome de Las Casas
Hernando Cortez
Pedro Alvares Cabral
12
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 G's?
Glory
Gold
God
Geography
13
Logical conclusions based off of assumed facts:
inferences
stereotypes
guessing
discrimination
14
In an effort to pool resources together to back exploration, which of the following was established?
Colombian Exchange
joint stock companies
Spanish Inquisition
American Revolution
15
What was the name given to the vast amount of trade between Europe and the Americas?
Mercantilism
Columbian Exchange
Magellan Exchange
stock exchange
16
What is the best explanation for how people got to the Americas originally:
aliens
traveled by canoe
Beringia land bridge
tribes stranded by continental drift
17
In the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Pope divided the world between
England and Spain
Portugal and France
England and France
Spain and Portugal
18
Which of the following is NOT considered a major early civilization?
Mayas
Incas
Cherokee
Aztecs
19
Which country did not have much colonization until after the defeat of
the Spanish Armada in 1588?
England
Holland
France
Portugal
20
Which of the following countries had the largest land holding in the Americas at this time?
French - New France
Dutch - New Netherlands
English - New England
Spanish - New Spain
21
The "triangle of trade" involved trade between
Europe, Africa, and Asia
Africa, Asia, and the Americas
The Americas, Asia, and Europe
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
22
Columbus thought he discovered
China
the Americas
a passage to the East Indies
the United States
23
He was searching for the 'fountain of youth' in Florida:
Juan Ponce de Leon
Captain Jack Sparrow
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Christopher Columbus
24
Most slaves brought to the Americas were taken to the
United States
Amazon jungle
Carribbean Islands
Yucatan Peninsula
25
The Incas in Peru were conquered by:
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
26
The first attempt at colonizing North America ended in what mystery with what colony?
Roanoke
St. Augustine
Cancuun
Jamestown
27
Which country INITIALLY lead the way in European exploration near Africa?
France
England
Spain
Portugal
28
Spanish conquerors of the Americas were called:
encomienda
conquistadors
inquisitors
Melaka
29
Famous trade route from China to the Middle East
Road to Morocco
Great Silk Road
Highway to Hell
Road to Nowhere
30
Who led the expedition that was the FIRST to circumnavigate the world?
Vasco da Gama
Sir Francis Drake
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan