Age of Exploration 2

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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. Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain sponsor (pay for) Columbus’ search for a sea route to Asia? *

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

they wanted to beat Portugal to control the wealth of Asia

they wanted to discover new religions practiced in other parts of the world

they wanted to harvest more salt from the world's oceans

they wanted to see how long Columbus and his crew could survive at sea

2. The country of Spain funded (paid the expenses for) Italian-born Columbus’s voyages to the New World. Which country funded Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan’s voyages? *

1 point

https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/ferdinand-magellan

Portugal

England

Italy

Spain

3. Which of these happened on Magellan’s voyage around the world? *

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By Magellan_Elcano_Circumnavigation-fr.svg: Sémhurderivative work: Uxbona (talk) - Magellan_Elcano_Circumnavigation-fr.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8448739

his fleet of five ships landed in North America where his crew began establishing the missions in California

his fleet of ships passed through an ocean strait that is now known as the Panama Canal

Magellan died

none of these happened

4. What was a result of Columbus’ discovery of the New World? *

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Columbus' arrival in the "New World".

millions of native peoples died from violence defending themselves or diseases carried by European sailors

the country of Spain gained great riches

many native peoples were forced to become Christians

all of the above

5. What did Spanish conquistadors do in the New World? *

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By CanBea87 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57190518

they made friends with all of the groups of native peoples

they stole the wealth of the natives

they died from diseases the native peoples carried

all of the above

6. How was Hernan Cortes able to conquer the Aztec capital and its people? *

1 point

Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/exploring-the-early-americas/interactives/conquest-of-mexico-paintings/painting3/

he showed them how to mine for gold and jewels

he held their leader, Montezuma, as a hostage

he performed tricks of illusion to confuse them

he poisoned their leader with a drug-laden potion

7. Epidemics killed millions of native people in the New World. What were these epidemics? *

1 point

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-reaches-the-new-world

large waves that flood vast land areas

an outbreak of a disease that kills, or otherwise sickens many people in an area

wars between great armies of soldiers

none of the above

8. Compared to the Aztec and Incan regions, the region of modern-day Canada was not as appealing an area to colonize because it lacked gold and treasures. But what resources did the Canada region offer? *

1 point

animal furs and skins

whale oil

rich fishing areas

all of the above

9. Finding sea routes to Asia allowed merchants to do what? *

1 point

By Descobrimentos_e_explorações_portuguesesV2.png: *Descobrimentos_e_explorações_portugueses.png: *Portuguese_discoveries_and_explorations.png: *Portuguese_Empire_map.jpg: Toklederivative work: Uxbona (talk) - Descobrimentos_e_explorações_portuguesesV2.png, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6965531

avoid problems in the movement of products when some ports were closed

move products more quickly and cheaply

import spices from Asia to Europe to preserve and improve the taste of food

all of the above

10. The Spanish fleets of ships dominated ocean exploration for more than 100 years. Then England and the Netherlands grew more powerful at sea. What caused this change? *

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By Abraham Storck - http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11778.html Royal Museums Greenwitch, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1257590

epidemics in Spain and Portugal

changes in ship design and weaponry

a lack of translation between the spoken languages of the countries

none of the above

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