True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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Merchants traveled in a large caravan to bring salt to Ghana.
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Europeans navigators used an astrolabe to measure the size of
continents.
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3.
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The
conquistador, Hernando de Soto, was sent to build missions in Florida.
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Spanish hacienda owners relied on American Indians to farm the land.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What
effect did Marco Polo’s book have on Europeans? a. | Admiral Zheng He
sailed to Africa’s east coast. | b. | They did not find Marco Polo’s book
interesting. | c. | They became more interested in travel to
Asia. | d. | Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca. | | |
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What
important contribution did Portuguese explorers make to European trade? a. | They found a sea
route to Asia. | b. | They discovered the Silk Road. | c. | They brought the
first Asian spices to Europe. | d. | The founded colonies along the coast of
Africa. | | |
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What
was Ferdinand Megellan’s purpose when he set sail from Spain in 1519? a. | to explore the
Americas and create maps | b. | to cross the Pacific Ocean and return to
Spain | c. | to explore South America and claim it for
Portugal | d. | to reach the Philippine Islands and bring back
spices | | |
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Which
of the following did Spanish colonists build in the Americas? a. | religious
settlements called missions | b. | cities of gold | c. | the city of
Tenochititlan | d. | towns called pueblos | | |
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The
Sild Road connected Europe and _______. a. | China | b. | Africa | c. | The Americas | d. | Italy | | | | | | | | |
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Marco
Polo saw new inventions in China, such as _________. a. | houses made of
wood | c. | paper and
printing | b. | woven cloth | d. | the Sild Road | | | | |
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Timbuktu was the central trading city in ______. a. | Asia | b. | Mali | c. | Europe | d. | Arabia | | | | | | | | |
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Which
invention helped sailors steer without seeing the sun or stars? a. | the
compass | b. | the
astrolabe | c. | gunpowder | d. | the printing
press | | | | | | | | |
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Why
did Prince Henry of Portugual start a school of navigation? a. | He wanted more
ships for his navy. | c. | He wanted to
encourage explorers. | b. | He wanted to find a new
contenient. | d. | He wanted to
learn to steer a boat. | | | | |
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The
Portuguese named the tip of Africa _________. a. | Cape Henry | c. | the Cape of No Hope | b. | the Cape of Good
Hope | d. | Cape
Canaveral | | | | |
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King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Columbus’s voyage because they hoped he would find
__________. a. | beans and
corn | c. | riches, such as
gold | b. | colonies in
North and South America | d. | faster
ships | | | | |
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Where
did Columbus land after he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean? a. | the
Bahamas | b. | India | c. | North
Africa | d. | Portugual | | | | | | | | |
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In
the Columbian Exchange, what did Columbus take back to Europe from the Americas? a. | barley | b. | sugar | c. | wheat | d. | potatoes | | | | | | | | |
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When
Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs a. | were living in
small villages and had no contact with one another. | b. | were poor and
unable to survive without the help of the Europeans. | c. | controlled a
huge empire and lived in a city bigger than any in Europe. | d. | wanted the
Spanish to come and take over their land and power. | | |
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Which
of the following helped Cortes defeat Moctezuma? a. | the conquistadors’ greed for
gold | c. | other Spanish
explorers | b. | other Indian nations | d. | the Aztecs | | | | |
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After
Cortes, Spain sent explorers to Central and South America in of a. | fool. | b. | horses. | c. | gold. | d. | farms. | | | | | | | | |
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What
did the Spanish build to protect their colonies? a. | missions | c. | haciendas | b. | presidios | d. | gold and silver
mines | | | | |
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Spanish settlers imported enslaved Africans because a. | Africans already
knew the Spanish language and customs. | b. | American Indians wanted higher pay than enslaved
Africans. | c. | they needed workers to replace the American Indians who
died. | d. | the enslaved Africans were better at
farming. | | |
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How
did the Spanish colonists treat the American Indians? a. | They forced
American Indians to work on farms and in mines. | b. | They paid
American Indians a lot of money for working on farms and in mines. | c. | They invited the
American Indians to Spain. | d. | They gave the gold they found to the American
Indians. | | |
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What
did Bartolome de las Casas speak against? a. | the Catholic church | c. | the bad treatment of American Indians | b. | enslaving
Africans | d. | sugar plantation
in the Caribbean | | | | |
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Which
of the following statements is NOT true? a. | The Spanish government gave American Indians good
jobs. | b. | Spanish settlers made American Indians work on farms and in
mines. | c. | Spanish priests worked to convert American Indians to Roman
Catholicism. | d. | Some American Indians did not accept Spanish
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Matching
Fill in the blank with the letter of the matching
definition.
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a. | Use of science
to do things better. | b. | The cruel system of owning people. | c. | A small
community of people living in a new place. | d. | To change a religion or belief. | e. | A large farm or
ranch. | f. | To travel completely around
something. | g. | Money left over after expenses are
paid. | h. | The science of planning a ship’s
journey. | | |
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26.
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profit
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27.
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convert
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28.
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technology
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29.
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settlement
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30.
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navigation
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31.
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hacienda
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32.
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slavery
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33.
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circumnavigate
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