Tcap Test Review Benchmark Test 7 Exploration

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TCAP Test Review Benchmark Test 7
Exploration

Questions 1 30

1
Ferdinand Magellan was the only explorer to have a crew successfully
A circle the globe B reach North America C travel past the Cape of Good Hope D reach India

2
Europeans had difficulty trading with China because each culture
A thought little of the other s goods B was very respectful toward the other C was too religious D thought it was superior

3
Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas when he was actually trying to reach the more distant land of
A Italy B India C Africa D Constantinople

4
One reason Spanish explorers sailed around the world and claimed new lands was to
A make war on Muslims B spread Christianity C perform scientific experiments D escaped from feudal duties at home

5
After the arrival of Europeans the population of native groups in Central or Latin America
A increased sharply B decreased sharply C stayed the same D decreased slightly

6
From studying Portuguese maps from the 1400s a reader could tell that Portugal began exploring
A northern Europe B the Middle East C Asia Minor D the western coast of Africa

7
One reason the Spanish conquistadors defeated Native Americans was because the
A Native Americans horses were not good in battle B Spaniards had superior weapons C Native Americans were afraid of fighting D Native Americans had never been at war before

8
A drawing of a Caribbean plantation in the 1500s would likely show many
A factories B churches C enslaved persons D Pilgrim workers

9
One effect of European exploration was
A the growth of the slave trade B the decline in European manors C ships made of iron and steel D the discovery of an eighth continent

10
Which country was the first to find a trade route to the East by sailing around Africa
A Spain B England C Italy D Portugal

11
The Triangular Trade Route was an ocean trading route connecting Europe Africa and the Americas by way of the
A Indian Ocean B Atlantic Ocean C Pacific Ocean D Arctic Ocean