Unit 8 Test Review: Age of Exploration
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Social Studies
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9th Grade
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Hard
Ryan Redding
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which motive of the 3 G’s primarily drove explorers to seek wealth through trade and resources?
God and spreading faith
Glory and personal fame
Gold and economic gain
Gadgets and new technology
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, proving the world could be sailed around?
Christopher Columbus of Spain
Vasco da Gama of Portugal
Hernán Cortés of Spain
Ferdinand Magellan of Spain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Vasco da Gama is most closely associated with which trade route achievement?
Charting the Caribbean islands
Sailing to India around Africa
Finding a northwest passage
Crossing the Pacific Ocean
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best defines mercantilism for early modern European states?
Equal trade among all nations
Colonies enrich the mother country
Free markets decide all prices
Eliminate tariffs and duties
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Columbus’s voyages lead to for Europe and the Americas?
A ban on exploration
End of Atlantic trade
The Columbian Exchange
Immediate Asian conquest
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group provided raw materials under mercantilism?
Independent city-states
Religious orders
Colonial territories
Mother country merchants
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a joint-stock company in the Age of Exploration context?
Guild-run workshop
State-owned factory
Royal monopoly firm
Investor-funded business
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