Exploration Quiz

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Which of these was NOT a reason that Europeans started to sponsor overseas exploration during the 1400s?

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Which choice lists two technologies that enabled Europeans to begin exploring overseas?

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Which Portuguese royal sponsored the country's first expeditions down the African coastline?

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Under the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world was granted to Spain?

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What private business was established to manage the colonial territory of the Netherlands?

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Following Ferdinand Magellan's travel there, which country conquered and colonized the islands now known as The Philippines?

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Which answer best reflects the reason Portugal could not create a land empire in India?

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How did the actions of Lord Macartney permanently impact the Britain-China relationship?

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Which of these was the ruling clan that started the long period of Japanese isolation known as sakoku?

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What was the single largest contributing factor to the massive decline of native populations following the arrival of the Europeans in the Americas?

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The Aztec Empire was conquered and its capital Tenochtitlan was burnt by which Spaniard?

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The Inca Empire was conquered by which Spaniard?

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Through the encomienda system, which group was first forced into labor in New Spain?

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"The reader may ask himself if this is not cruelty and injustice of a kind so terrible that it beggars the imagination, and whether these poor people would not fare far better if they were entrusted to the devils in Hell than they do at the hands of the devils of the New World who masquerade as Christians."

- Bartolome de las Casas

This quote reflects las Casas' deep criticisms of what aspect of Spanish colonization?

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Which modern city sits on the same site once occupied by the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

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Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Identify and explain a reason why Europeans began to explore the world in the 1400s.

2. Briefly describe how either China or Japan reacted to the arrival of the Europeans during the period 1400-1700.

Exploration Quiz

Which of these was NOT a reason that Europeans started to sponsor overseas exploration during the 1400s?

Which choice lists two technologies that enabled Europeans to begin exploring overseas?

Which Portuguese royal sponsored the country's first expeditions down the African coastline?

Under the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world was granted to Spain?

What private business was established to manage the colonial territory of the Netherlands?

Following Ferdinand Magellan's travel there, which country conquered and colonized the islands now known as The Philippines?

Which answer best reflects the reason Portugal could not create a land empire in India?

How did the actions of Lord Macartney permanently impact the Britain-China relationship?

Which of these was the ruling clan that started the long period of Japanese isolation known as sakoku?

What was the single largest contributing factor to the massive decline of native populations following the arrival of the Europeans in the Americas?

The Aztec Empire was conquered and its capital Tenochtitlan was burnt by which Spaniard?

The Inca Empire was conquered by which Spaniard?

Through the encomienda system, which group was first forced into labor in New Spain?

Which modern city sits on the same site once occupied by the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:1. Identify and explain a reason why Europeans began to explore the world in the 1400s.2. Briefly describe how either China or Japan reacted to the arrival of the Europeans during the period 1400-1700.

Which of these was NOT a reason that Europeans started to sponsor overseas exploration during the 1400s?

Which choice lists two technologies that enabled Europeans to begin exploring overseas?

Which Portuguese royal sponsored the country's first expeditions down the African coastline?

Under the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas, what part of the world was granted to Spain?

What private business was established to manage the colonial territory of the Netherlands?

Following Ferdinand Magellan's travel there, which country conquered and colonized the islands now known as The Philippines?

Which answer best reflects the reason Portugal could not create a land empire in India?

How did the actions of Lord Macartney permanently impact the Britain-China relationship?

Which of these was the ruling clan that started the long period of Japanese isolation known as sakoku?

What was the single largest contributing factor to the massive decline of native populations following the arrival of the Europeans in the Americas?

The Aztec Empire was conquered and its capital Tenochtitlan was burnt by which Spaniard?

The Inca Empire was conquered by which Spaniard?

Through the encomienda system, which group was first forced into labor in New Spain?

Which modern city sits on the same site once occupied by the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan?

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:1. Identify and explain a reason why Europeans began to explore the world in the 1400s.2. Briefly describe how either China or Japan reacted to the arrival of the Europeans during the period 1400-1700.

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Identify and explain a reason why Europeans began to explore the world in the 1400s.

2. Briefly describe how either China or Japan reacted to the arrival of the Europeans during the period 1400-1700.

Choose ONE of the two following prompts to answer:

1. Identify and explain a reason why Europeans began to explore the world in the 1400s.

2. Briefly describe how either China or Japan reacted to the arrival of the Europeans during the period 1400-1700.