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How did the Colombian Exchange change Europe and America. Give at least 4 examples and support your claims with evidence. Write in complete sentences.

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Describe how Christianity changed from its beginning in Europe through the Age of Discovery. Write in complete sentences.

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What was the Great Dying and what caused it?

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Was Columbus a hero or a villain? Use at least three examples to defend your position.

The Great Plains are located on the west coast.

True

False

The printing press greatly enhanced the life of Europeans because clothing good
be produced cheaper and more efficiently.

True

False

The Appalachian Mountains are the largest in America.

True

False

Farmers traditionally wander far from their homes and rarely stay in the same
place for long periods of time

True

False

As a result of the Reformation the Protestant church split from the Catholic
Church.

True

False

The map below accurately shows where the Mississippi River is located.

True

False

The map below show the approximate location of the Appalachian Mountains.

True

False

Which part of the country is most likely to have a earthquake

The midwest

The south

The west coast

the east coast

How did Native Americans first arrive in North America?

They crossed a land bridge that connected Africa to South America

They came by boat from Europe

They didn't come from anywhere they were always here

It is possible that they came by boat and by a land bridge that connected Asia
to America

Which of these do scientists believe played the greatest role in helping the
first humans get to the Americas?

A) glaciers

B) forests

C) grasslands

D) mountains

Some 8,000 years ago, gatherers in Mexico began doing this to begin
civilizations and grow their populations.

A) hunting

B) wandering

C) farming

D) speaking

Which civilization created their capital on an island in lake

A) the Mayas

B) the Aztecs

C) the Incas

D) the Cuzco

The people on the Great Plains used this as the main food source

A) corn

B) squash and beans

C) deer and turkey

D) buffalo

This group was able to create massive stone cities high in the Andes Mountains
of South America

A) The Maya

B) The Aztecs

C) The Inca

D) The Olmec

Why did the Aztecs sacrifice people?

A) because their population was too big

B) they wanted to please their gods

C) they were canabals

D) they wanted to scare the people of Asia

In the southwest Native Americans made cities of clay and mud brick known as

A) Pueblos

B) Long houses

C) Igloos

D) wampum

What was the main way in which Native Americans in North America passed on
knowledge?

A) farming

B) storytelling

C) books

D) papyrus

The Inuits and other northern tribes

A) hunted buffalo

B) performed the Green Corn ceremony

C) hunted whales and seals from kayaks

D) ate mostly fruits and vegitables

Who set up a school for exploration in the 1400s?

A) Prince Henry the Navigator

B) The King of Portugal

C) The Admiral of the Ocean Seas

D) Vasco da Gama

What climate does Indiana have

A) Mediteranian

B) Sub Tropical

C) Humid Continental

D) Artic

What was the Silk Road?

A) an ancient trade route going through South America

B) an ancient trade route with a silk lining at the bottom

C) an ancient trade route that connected Italy to France

D) an ancient trade route that connected Europe and China

What is monotheism?

A) the idea that there is no God

B) the idea that there are two gods

C) the idea that there is only one God

D) the idea that there are many gods

Who could participate in the Athenian Assembly (Greek Democracy)?

A) all adults

B) adult freeborn males

C) elected representatives

D) adult males and educated women

In the Roman Republic, laws were made by

A) the Emperor Octavian.

B) popular vote.

C) the Muslim leadership.

D) elected representatives.

Which of these would not have been a desired trade item causing increased
exploration?

A) Silk

B) Spices

C) Gold

D) Cows

Which was the first major world Religion to teach the idea that there is only
one God?

A) Judaism

B) Christianity

C) Islam

D) Feudalism

In the United States we give lawmaking power to a group similar to

A) the Roman Catholic Church.

B) the lords of Europe

C) the Refromation

D) the Roman Senate

Which region of the present day US was first discovered by European explorers?

A) Pacific Coast

B) Rocky Mountains

C) Great Plains

D) Coastal Plains

Which of these explorers may have reached America before Columbus did?

A) Ferdinand Magellan

B) Leif Erikson

C) Amerigo Vespucci

D) Hernando Cortés

When Columbus reached the new world, he thought it was

A) Cuba

B) Brazil

C) Africa

D) Asia

On which voyage did a group first sail around the world?

A) Columbus

B) Balboa

C) Magellan

D) Vespucci

The names of the King and Queen of Spain who paid for Columbus’ voyage.

A) Ferdinand and Isabella

B) Henry and Marie

C) Louis and Elizabeth

D) Charles and Victoria

The Colombian Exchange was a movement of people, goods, and between

A) The Northern and Southern hemispheres

B) Asia and Europe

C) Europe and the Americas

D) Asia and the Americas

When Cortez was offered gold to leave the Aztecs in peace

A) he was elected leader of the Aztecs

B) he conquered the Aztecs anyway

C) he took the gold and went back to Spain

D) he formed an alliance with the Aztecs

Pizzaro

A) discovered the Mississippi River

B) discovered El Derado

C) conquered the Incas

D) discovered the Northwest passage

Who was looking for the fountain of youth and explored off the coast of Florida
giving it its name?

A) Ponce de Leon

B) Cortes

C) Pizzaro

D) Vespucci

The French traded with the Native Americans of North America for

A) wine

B) gold

C) ivory

D) furs

What caused the greatest number of Native American fatalities?

A) warfare with Europeans

B) warfare with other Native America groups

C) natural disasters

D) diseases spread by European contact

Which of these was the name of a ship on Columbus' first voyage?

A) the Santa Maria

B) the Mayflower

C) the Republic

D) the Santo Domingo

Which group maintained the friendliest relations with the Native Americans

A) the Spanish

B) the Germans

C) the English

D) the French

Christopher Columbus

A) was the very person ever to discover America

B) started a regular exchange between Europe and America

C) was a really good governor of the new world

D) discovered a passage to the Pacific Ocean

Which of these was a motivation for explorers to go out and discover new lands

A) God

B) Glory

C) Gold

D) All of the above

An area sharing at least one unifying characteristic is defined as

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

Anytime humans change something about the environment is known as

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

The shared beliefs and traditions of a group are known as

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

There are two types; relative and exact

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

People, ideas and goods going from place to place can be defined as

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

A ________ is identified by human and physical features.

A) Place

B) Region

C) Location

D) Interaction

E) Movement

F) Culture

Spanish, war-like explorers are known as

A) Northwest Passage

B) mercantilism

C) circumnavigate

D) conquistadors

America is named after this explorer

A) De Soto

B) Magellan

C) Ponce de Leon

D) Vespucci

Martin Luther was

A) a pope

B) a leader who help start the Reformation

C) a King of France

D) a famous explorer

All of the following were factors in why how the Spanish were able to defeat the
Aztecs except

A) they had superior weapons

B) the Aztecs were weakened by disease

C) violence was against the religion of the Aztecs

D) the Spaniards rode horses which the Aztecs had never seen before

Which of the following best describes Spanish and Native American relations

A) the Spanish paid Native Americans to work the gold mines for them

B) the Native Americans often defeated the Spanish in battle repelling them from
the land

C) the Spanish forced Native American to work the land for them

D) the Spanish became sick from interacting with Native Americans and brought
back disease that killed most of the population of Europe

The Reformation caused

A) conflict between Protestant and Catholic countries

B) caused Europe to rise in power

C) led to religious wars in the Holy Land

D) Christopher Columbus to leave Europe

The potato

A) was viewed as disgusting by the Europeans

B) was only discovered 100 years ago

C) was taken from the Americas back to Europe where it helped to increase food
production

D) was taken from the Europe to America where it helped to increase food
production

Which of these most directly led to the Age of Exploration

A) the Refromation

B) Feudalism

C) the desire for eastern goods

D) Democracy

A golden age of art and learning in Europe

A) the Crusades

B) the Refromation

C) the Renaissance

D) Democracy

Which European was the first to kidnap Native Americans and start the slave
trade in America

A) the pope

B) Columbus

C) Magellan

D) De Sotto

What was the most powerful institution in Europe

A) the King of France

B) the Church

C) the Refromation

D) the King of Spain