Question 1

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

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To discover a new sea route to Asia

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To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

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To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold

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To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean

Question 2

What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to America?

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To find new trade routes to Asia

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To find new sources of cheap labor

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To spead Christianity to Africa

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To form military alliances

Question 3

Which reason best completes this list?

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To claim new territory

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To improve efficiency in manufacturing

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To spread democratic ideals

Question 4

Which motive best completes the diagram?

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To expand empires

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To found utopian communities

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To extend democracy

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To promote free enterprise

Question 5

Marco Polo traveled to Asia because he desired to-

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make money by selling things he brought back from his trip

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gain inspiration to write a novel to become wealthy

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study the government system of the Chinese

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learn about the different cultures in Asia

Question 6

Which number represents the location of Europe?

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1

Question 7

Which phrase best summarizes the main goals of European explorers who sailed to the New World in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

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Gold, Glory and God

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Trade, riches, and freedom

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Peace, honor and strength

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Land, friendship, and travel

Question 8

Which factor did NOT contribute to European exploration in the New World?

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Pressure to spread democratic ideas

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Desire for increased trade with Asia

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New inventions and advances in technology

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Increased interest in the arts and education

Question 9

Early European explorers who came to the New World were loking for a Northwest Passage in order to

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find a shorter water-route to Asia

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explore the Great Lakes

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prove the world was round

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improve trade with Native American Indians

Question 10

The journeys of Henry Hudson, Christopher Columbus, and Robert de La Salle to the "New World" were made possible because of the

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development of new navigational instruments and technology

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effects of Atlantic Slave Trade

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trade connections established by the travels of Marco Polo

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support of exploration by the English Parliament

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