World History Test
Littlejohn - Exploration and Colonization (Ch. 19 and 20)
Multiple choice (All scantron questions are 1 ½ points each)
1.
In what ways did Europeans owe some of their sailing technology to other peoples? a) Motivated to not fall behind the Arabs when it came to exploration, the Europeans developed technology on their own b) Men like Vasco de Gama and Ferdinand Magellan were the inventors of much of the technology used by the Europeans c) The Chinese and the Muslims created technology like the caravel and the compass which Europeans used d) Money earned from trading with the east helped the Europeans pay inventors to create new sailing technology
2.
Why did the Europeans want to explore the east? a) they wanted to avoid death brought on by the plague b) they wanted to avoid the Muslims that were invading their area c) they wanted to be able to obtain valuable spices by cutting out the “middle man” d) they were looking to obtain valuable weapons of conquest
3.
Which country was the first to lead the way in exploration? a) England b) France c) Portugal d) Spain
4.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas reveal about Europeans’ attitudes toward non-
European lands and peoples? a) It showed that the Europeans saw the people of the New World as inferior as they divided up the New World for colonies b) It showed they respected the Native Americans because it granted them land concessions c) It showed that Europeans did not respect Africans because the treaty legalized the
Atlantic Slave Trade d) It showed the Europeans desire to trade with the Chinese because the treaty opened up trade with East Asia
Matching
5. Zhu Di
6. Bartolomeu Dias a) his crew was the first to circumnavigate the world b) he led an armada of up to 300 ships to Africa
7. Zheng He c) he was the first European to reach the tip of Africa
8. Ferdinand Magellan d) he was a Chinese emperor that had a large navy built
9. Vasco da Gama e) he sailed to India for the Portuguese

Multiple choice
10.
How did Prince Henry of Portugal help exploration? a) by paying for Columbus to sail to the New World b) by founding a navigation school c) by inventing the compass d) all of the above
11.
The Dutch East India company is an example of . . . a) the interest of trading with Asia by European nations b) how mercantilism can fail as a policy c) the Netherlands failure to find trading routes to the east d) both a and b
12.
What role did the Renaissance play in launching an age of exploration? a) Money gained from the Renaissance helped pay for voyages of exploration b) Curiosity stimulated by the Renaissance encouraged learning and exploration c) The need to be able to see and paint classic cultures promoted the Europeans to sail to Africa d) The discovery of ancient maps showed the Europeans that there were continents that the Europeans did not have knowledge of
13.
What did China and Japan have in common? a) they both had countries that were ruled by shoguns b) they both saw merchants as being important c) they both wanted to isolate their countries from European trade d) both countries sent merchant ships to Europe to get desired goods
14.
What was the significance of Columbus’ voyage? a) he discovered the United States b) it brought the downfall of Spanish domination of the sea c) it encouraged others to sail west to the New World d) it made Portugal a world power
15.
Why did Columbus set sail westward? a) to find an easier route to Asia b) to convert Indians to Christianity c) to find a way to get to Africa and improve the slave trade d) to find the lost city of Atlantis

16.
What is a conquistador? a) a Christian priest who converts people b) a special ship used to sail the Atlantic c) a weapon used by the Spanish to defeat the Aztecs d) a Spanish conqueror
17.
Which of the following is an example of a conquistador? a) Pedro Alvares b) the Pinta c) a cannon d) Hernan Cortes
18.
Which factors did NOT help the Spanish defeat the Aztecs? a) disease b) superior weapons c) superior numbers d) Indian allies
19.
Which term describes a system where the Spanish enslaved Native Americans to work on plantations, ranches and in mines? a) encomienda b) frescoe c) mestizo d) pizzaro
20.
What was unique about the Spanish colonization of the lands of New Mexico? a) there was more of a focus on converting natives to Christianity b) the colonization in this region completely failed c) the Spanish had to fight the English initially to control this land d) it is the only example of the Spanish colonizing in present day America
Matching – Match the area colonized with the following phrases
21. New France a) modern New York, its purpose was to establish the fur trade
22. Jamestown b) founded for religious freedom
23. Massachusetts Bay c) was located around the St. Lawrence River and in Canada
24. New Netherland d) it was the first permanent English colony
Multiple choice
25. What term describes a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry? a) mestizo b) mulatto c) Native American d) potosi