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Welcome, I am your host Miss Parkhill.
Answer each of the questions. When you have them answered, hit the enter key to watch the answer appear! If you make a mistake, hit the BACK button!
Good Luck
A true statement about longitude lines is that they
A. Are always parallel to each other
B. Show the borders of nations
C. Divide the world in half at the equator
D. Meet at the North and South pole
Answer D
Columbus’s 3 ships were
A. The Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
B. The Mayflower, Pinta, and The Niner
C. The Nina, Pinta, and The Miner
D. The Santa Maria, Niner, and the Santa Claus
Answer A
What were 3 reasons why people began to explore the
world?
A. Gold, Games, and God
B. Fun, Games, and Crackers
C. God, Glory, and Gold
D. Spread diseases, Get diseases, and Become civilized
Answer C
What was the Columbian exchange?
A. A global exchange of goods and ideas from North
America, Europe, and Africa
B. The exchange of slaves from Africa and the New World
C. The exportation of tobacco to South America
D. The import of illegal drugs to Europe, Africa, and North
America
Answer A
Which of the following European countries was NOT involved in the colonization of North America?
A. Spain
B. India
C. France
D. England
Answer B
Before 1492, contact between Native Americans and
Europeans was
A. A must
B. Useless
C. Limited
D. Great
Answer C
What valuable commodity lord traders to French settlements in Canada and the Great Lakes region?
A. Furs
B. Spices
C. Silver
D. Diseases
Answer A
What does “Coureurs de bois” mean
A. I am the king
B. Carry your furs
C. Runner of the woods
D. Spanish conqueror
Answer C
Which development lead to the other 3?
A. Columbus landing in Hispaniola
B. Europeans importing slaves from Africa
C. Thousands of Native Americans dying from new
diseases
D. England sent explorers to search for new land
Answer A
The astrolabe, magnetic compass, and the caravel ship were
A. Tools associated with the slave trade in the Caribbean and Africa
B. Objects desired by the Native Americans in the early dealings with
traders
C. Symbols of Royalty in Spain, England, and other European counties
D. Instruments that enabled (Helped) the exploration of the Western
Hemisphere
Answer A
Europeans look for new sea routes to Asia in order to
A. Increased their profits from trade
B. Find more slaves
C. Reach the Americas faster
D. Spread the teachings of the Renaissance
Answer A
During most of the colonial period, which European nation controlled Mexico, Central America, and may islands in the West Indies?
A. France
B. Portugal
C. Spain
D. The Netherlands
Answer C
Which is a primary source for evidence that Columbus sailed to find a new route to the Indies in 1942?
A. A painting showing Columbus landing in the New World
B. A letter from the current ambassador from Spain describing the
voyage
C. A television show about the explorations of Columbus
D. A diary entry written by a crew member aboard Columbus’ ship
Answer D
In the 1400’s, Europeans were able to begin exploring for new trade routes to Asia because
A. advances in navigation and shipbuilding
B. The unification of Europe into one country
C. Increase in religious toleration in Europe
D. A decline in the power of kings
Answer A
In which way were the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas similar?
A. The had no central government
B. They spoke the same language
C. They practiced the same religion
D. They created well-organized societies
Answer D
Question?Which of the following is NOT and economic motivation to explore the world?
A. To find new trade routes
B. For spices and silks
C. To convert natives to be Catholic
D. All of the above
Answer C
Which of the following civilizations developed a system of writing?
A. The Great Plains people
B. The Anasazai
C. The Mayans
D. The Incas
Answer C
Before 1492, contact between Native Americans and Europeans was
A. useful
B. extensive
C. important
D. limited
Answer D
After 1492, trade between North America and Europe
A. increased
B. decreased
C. Never started
D. Stayed the same
Answer A
Which explorer circumnavigates the globe in the 1519 while sailing under the spanish flag?
A. Magellan
B. Columbus
C. Vespucci
D. Cortes
Answer A
The Dutch bought which of the following islands from the Native Americans?
A. Greenland
B. Bahamas
C. Cuba
D. Manhattan
Answer D
Where did the Mayans live?
A. Peru
B. Andes Mountain range
C. New Mexico
D. Yucatan Peninsula
Answer D
Where did the French settle?
A. In Canada and along the Mississippi river
B. In Florida
C. Mexico and Central America
D. Yucatan Peninsula
Answer A