Explorer Review

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Multiple Choice

• A true statement about longitude lines is that
  they
• Are always parallel to each other
• B. Show the borders of nations
• Divide the world in half at the equator
• D. Meet at the North and South pole

• Answer D

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Multiple Choice

• Columbuss 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• Before 1492, contact between Native Americans and
  Europeans was
• A. A must
• B. Useless
• C. Limited
• D. Great

• Answer C

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• During most of the colonial period, which
  European nation controlled Mexico, Central
  America, and may islands in the West Indies?
• France
• B. Portugal
• C. Spain
• D. The Netherlands

• Answer C

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• In the 1400s, 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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Multiple Choice

• Before 1492, contact between Native Americans and
  Europeans was
• A. useful
• B. extensive
• C. important
• D. limited

• Answer D

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Multiple Choice

• After 1492, trade between North America and
  Europe
• A. increased
• B. decreased
• C. Never started
• D. Stayed the same

• Answer A

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Multiple Choice

• Which explorer circumnavigates the globe in the
  1519 while sailing under the spanish flag?
• A. Magellan
• B. Columbus
• C. Vespucci
• D. Cortes

• Answer A

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Multiple Choice

• The Dutch bought which of the following islands
  from the Native Americans?
• A. Greenland
• B. Bahamas
• C. Cuba
• D. Manhattan

• Answer D

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Multiple Choice

• Where did the Mayans live?
• A. Peru
• B. Andes Mountain range
• C. New Mexico
• D. Yucatan Peninsula

• Answer D

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Multiple Choice

• 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

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