Sunday, October 15, 2017

QUIZ - The Age Of Exploration

Print\Write the Questions and Correct Answers.
1. One of the main goals of European exploration was to:



    • A. 
      Form alliances
    • B. 
      End mercantilism
    • C. 
      Spread Christianity
    • D. 
      Find slaves
  • 2. 
    One reason Spain was able to defeat Native American empires was because of its
    • A. 
      Alliance with Montezuma
    • B. 
      Superior weapons
    • C. 
      Missionary work
    • D. 
      Superior numbers
  • 3. 
    The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important because
    • A. 
      Spain was unable to rebuild its navy
    • B. 
      Spain lost its colonial possessions
    • C. 
      The world saw that Spain could be beaten
    • D. 
      The English gained all of Spain's lands
  • 4. 
    Catholic _______________ converted many Native Americans, as well as people in China, Japan, and the Philippines.
    • A. 
      Explorers
    • B. 
      Missionaries
    • C. 
      Conquistadors
  • 5. 
    What were the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered territory in the Americas called?
    • A. 
      Pioneering
    • B. 
      Conquistadors
    • C. 
      Colonization
    • D. 
      Missionaries
  • 6. 
    Who was the Spanish conqueror of the Inca Empire in 1533?
    • A. 
      Francisco Pizarro
    • B. 
      Hernando Cortes
    • C. 
      Montezuma
  • 7. 
    Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?
    • A. 
      Amerigo Vespucci
    • B. 
      Christopher Columbus
    • C. 
      Ferdinand Magellan
  • 8. 
    This is a small, narrow ship with two or three masts and triangular sails.
    • A. 
      Caravel
    • B. 
      Sailboat
    • C. 
      Galleon
  • 9. 
    Who is the explorer from whom America got its name?
    • A. 
      Cabot
    • B. 
      Vespucci
    • C. 
      Da Gama
  • 10. 
    Who is the Italian explorer who claimed the West Indies for Spain?
    • A. 
      Christopher Columbus
    • B. 
      Panfilo Narvaez
    • C. 
      Hernando De Soto
  • 11. 
    Why did Atahualpa, the Incan emperor, order his troops not to fight?
    • A. 
      The Inca had enough gold and silver.
    • B. 
      The Inca feared the Spanish might be gods.
    • C. 
      They were hoping to trade with the Spaniards.
  • 12. 
    Aztec and Inca warriors could not compete with the Spanish soldiers, who had what kind of weapons?
    • A. 
      Guns
    • B. 
      Swords
    • C. 
      Bows and arrows
  • 13. 
    Which disease was perhaps the greatest weapon of the conquistadors?
    • A. 
      Smallpox
    • B. 
      Chickenpox
    • C. 
      Malaria
  • 14. 
    Why did explorers search for a Northwest Passage?
    • A. 
      They wanted to claim the Atlantic Ocean for England.
    • B. 
      They wanted to find present day Newfoundland.
    • C. 
      They wanted to find a water route to Asia through North America.
  • 15. 
    What was an effect of England's defeat of the Spanish Armada?
    • A. 
      England remained independent and Protestant.
    • B. 
      England could defend itself.
    • C. 
      The world knew Spain could be beaten.
    • D. 
      All of the above.
  • 16. 
    Why did Spain fight France and England?
    • A. 
      They fought over religious conflicts and the quest for national power.
    • B. 
      They wanted revenge for the sea dogs, who attacked Spanish ships.
    • C. 
      They were afraid of the spread of diseases which killed millions of people.
  • 17. 
    Who was the first explorer to find adobe?
    • A. 
      Vasco de Balboa
    • B. 
      Cabeza de Vaca
    • C. 
      Francisco Coronado
  • 18. 
    Which explorer discovered my home state, Florida?
    • A. 
      Hernando De Soto
    • B. 
      Juan Ponce de Leon
    • C. 
      Christopher Columbus
  • 19. 
    A navigator is
    • A. 
      A person who plans the course of a ship using instruments to find its position
    • B. 
      A person who has no permanent home but moves constantly
    • C. 
      The treaty that set the final placement for the Line of Demarcation
  • 20. 
    During this age of exploration, European countries wanted to spread Christianity beyond Europe, expand their empires and they wanted to become rich.

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