Download Chapter 4 Review Made By Jack Michelini and Charlie Wiltgen

Chapter 4 Review
Made By Jack Michelini and Charlie Wiltgen
1. When did the Age of Exploration begin?
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A. the late 1300’s
B. the late 1400’s
C. the late 1500’s
D. the late 1700’s
2. Who gave the name “New World” to the Americas?
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A. Native Americans
B. Europeans
C. scientists
D. American colonists
3. Why did sailors use astrolabes?
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A. to find out which direction a ship was heading
B. to tell how far or north a ship was from the equator
C. to detect sunken ships under the water
D. to show how distance on a map relates to actual distance
4. The needle on a magnetic compass always points
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A. east
B. north
C. south
D. west
5. Which of the following land masses would be found on a map of the Americas?
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A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South America
6. What was one reason the Spanish sent explorers to the New World
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A. to create more accurate maps of the lands
B. to carry gold and silver back to Spain
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C. to look for artifacts on sunken ships
D. to find spices in Asia
7. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were rulers of
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A. England
B. Italy
C. Portugal
D. Spain
8. Why did Catholic rulers in Europe send priests to other lands?
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A. to convert people to the Catholic Church
B. to make sure explorers attended church
C. to protect the Bibles carried by explorers
D. To learn new religions from the Native Americans
9. How did new foods from the Americas affect the rest of the world?
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A. People’s diets became healthier
B. Many people became sick
C. Population decreased
D. People ate fewer vegetables
10. Which of the following is an example of a new food from the Americas?
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A. corn
B. tobacco
C. wheat
D. all of the above
11. Which of the following describes potatoes, beans, and squash?
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A. foods brought to the New World by Europeans
B. foods first grown by people in Asia
C. foods first grown by the Native Americans
D. foods that caused diets to become unhealthy
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5. An independent country whose people mostly share a common identity.
7. The period of time, beginning in the late 1400's, in which European
Explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.
8. A person who travels in search of new geographical information.
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1. A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about the past cultures.
2. The land masses of North America, Central America, and South America.
3. A crop that is grown in large quanities for sale.
4. The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas.
6. An early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the
sun and other stars.