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European background and exploration age
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1True or false, The Europeans thought that the earth was flat.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Leif Ericsson was one of the first vikings to hit the new world around 1000 and ended up in new Vinland. What were its problems?
- AThey tried to grow grapes but it was unsuccessful.
- BHostile skrellings.
- CViking long ships weren't made for the types of journeys it took to the new world.
3Wich one is NOT a definition of Mercantilism?
- AMax exports while minimizing imports
- BWealth determined by precious metals
- CGames nations play to win at Bullionisim
- DGovernment run economy and biusnesses
4Gutenberg invented the [blank_start]printing press[blank_end] which improved [blank_start]communication[blank_end].
- Aprinting press
- BCompass
- Ccommunication
- Dsailing
- Etravel
5Constantinople was the gateway from Europe to the east. Is it true that when the Muslims conquered it they shut down the silk road?
- ATrue
- BFalse
6[blank_start]Portuguese[blank_end] tried and ended up sailing down the coast of [blank_start]Africa[blank_end] looking for the bottom under the command of [blank_start]Prince Henry the Navigator[blank_end]. They noticed that they could grow sugar on the Canary Islands.
- AThe Portuguese
- BThe Spanish
- CThe English
- DAfrica
- EAmerica
- FIndia
- GPrince Henry the Navigator
- HFerdinand Magellian
- ICristopher Columbous
7Prince Henry created a navigating school where Columbus attended.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8Barthelme Diaz found the tip of Africa and named it:
- AThe Cape of good Hope
- BThe cape of storms
- CCape cod
- DI don't care
9After two failed attempts of selling his exploring ideas to Portugal and England Columbus finally got funded by Spain that just became a new country.
- ATrue
- BFalse
10Drag and drop the correct items into the correct category
- ABannannas
- BCoffee
- CHorses
- DOranges
- ECorn
- FChocolate
- GRubber
- HPotatoes
11Europeans knew that they carried diseases and caused the Indians to get sick.
- ATrue
- BFalse
12Which fort was the fort that Columbus and the Spaniards built that got sacked by the natives?
- AFort Sumpter
- BFort Navidad
- CFort Necissity
- DFort Fort
13When [blank_start]Columbus[blank_end] returned to the second voyage they Indians. They set up an [blank_start]Econemenda[blank_end] system that was close to [blank_start]feudalism[blank_end].
- AColumbus
- Bthe spanish
- CEconemenda
- Dgovernmant
- Efeudalism
- Feurope
14The Aztecs killed about 100,000 people every year
- ATrue
- BFalse
15The [blank_start]Spanish[blank_end] and Portuguese traveled to the [blank_start]Pope[blank_end] & signed the treaty in [blank_start]1494.[blank_end]
Anything new East of the line was [blank_start]Portugeese[blank_end]
Anything new [blank_start]west[blank_end] of the line was Spanish- ASpanish
- BPortugeese
- Cwest
- DPope
- EKing and Queen
- F1494.
- G1492
- H2000
16Select the reasons behind the decline of Spain.
- AThe defeat of their Armada by England in 1588
- BThey had too much gold, god and glory that they exploded.
- CTrouble with pirates
- DSpanish inquisition persecuted Jews and Muslims who held up the country.
- EDiseases killed them off.
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