Age of Exploration 3

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(10 Questions)
California State History-Social Studies Standards
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From Mr. Anker Tests

Age of Exploration 7th Grade Standards

1. What lasting legacy did Spanish exploration of the New World leave on the lands and people of the Americas? *

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https://www.5dguide.com/2020/08/columbus-sets-sail-from-spain.html

the presence of farm animals like horses, cows, pigs, and sheep

the practice of the Christian religion

a tremendous reduction of the population of native people

all of the above

2. A(n) ______________________ is a system where prices for goods, and the value of a person’s work, are determined by the buying and selling decisions of the people in an area. *

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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/docs/trade_routes.htm

market economy

cottage industry

unemployment rate

epidemic

3. In 1609, English explorer Henry Hudson searched for a Northwest Passage. It did not exist, but he didn’t know it. Where was he looking for a Northwest Passage? *

1 point

Watch this short video from the History Channel:
https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/henry-hudson

between western Asia and east Africa

between Australia and Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean

from the Atlantic Ocean, north to Canada, then south toward the Great Lakes of North America

between western Europe and northern Africa

4. We now know that there are 7 continents on Earth. We have satellite images to prove it. But, long ago, according to 2nd century Greek geographer Ptolomy, there were how many continents on Earth? *

1 point

5. Which navigator listed below was a Portuguese explorer, sailing under the flag of Spain, who initiated a voyage that successfully circumnavigated* the Earth? *

1 point

*Circumnavigated means to go around completely.
https://bit.ly/3uiSvXG

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Bartolomeu Dias

Vasco de Gama

6. What caused the deaths of so many native people in Brazil at the hands of Portuguese colonists? *

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https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-americas/new-spain/colonial-brazil/a/an-introduction-to-colonial-brazil
Frans Post, Brazilian Landscape with Anteater, 1649, oil on canvas 52.8 x 69.3 cm (Alte Pinakothek, Munich, CC BY-SA 4.0)

disease

abuse

overwork

all of the above

7. Prince Henry of Portugal was an important figure in Portugal’s success in naval exploration. What did Prince Henry do? *

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Henry_the_Navigator

he successfully circumnavigated the Earth

he started a school where sailors and map makers could improve their skills

he designed more seaworthy ships

all of the above

8. 'Capitalism' grew as a result of the Age of Exploration and trade that occurred between people from far away lands. What is 'capitalism'? *

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https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/silk-road

the killing of native peoples

the restriction a government places on its people to trade with people from another country

an economic system where people invest money and resources in order to make more money

none of the above

9. The primary reason a mother country established and maintained colonies was... *

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The territories that were at one time or another part of the British Empire. The United Kingdom and its accompanying British Overseas Territories are underlined in red.
By The Red Hat of Pat Ferrick - File:BlankMap-World-large.png and own work by uploader. Composed from maps found in:Stewart, John (1996) "Cyrenaica" The British Empire: an encyclopedia of the Crown's holdings, 1493 through 1995, McFarland & Co. ISBN: 0-7864-0177-X.Brown, Judith (1998) The Twentieth Century, The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume IV, Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199246793.Dalziel, Nigel (2006) The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire, Penguin ISBN: 0141018445., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5544648

to transfer wealth away from the mother country to its colonies

to fight the outbreak of disease

to increase the wealth and power of the mother country

to protect the human rights of the native peoples living there

10. Which was a result of the Age of Exploration? *

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https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/exploration-of-north-america

there was a tremendous increase in the slave trade

the destruction of the Aztec and Incan Empires occurred

the deaths of millions of native people in the Americas occurred over a short period of time

all of the above

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