Second Semester Exam

Which of the following advancements in technology contributed to the Age of Exploration?

• gold
• caravel
• cuneiform
• suspension bridges

Which slogan best describes the European’s motives in exploration?

• “Land, Wealth, and Power”
• “For Cross and Crown”
• “Guts, Gore, and Gold”
• “God, Glory, and Gold”

Which of the following led to the European “discovery” of the New World?

• The effort to find a western all-water trade route to Asia
• The Columbian Exchange
• The participation in the slave trade with Africa
• The need for raw materials for factories in England

Which countries focused on finding an all-water route across North America and eventually settled there?

• Spain and Italy
• The Netherlands and France
• Italy and India
• England and France

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• New forms of government developed in Europe.
• A large number of people in the Americas were killed by European diseases.
• Hunting improved in the New World as a result of new weapons.
• The diets of people in both the New World and Old World improved.

In what way did Europeans meet labor needs in the New World?

• They brought family members from Europe to help with farming.
• They tried to enslave Native Americans, but had to turn to Africa for slave labor after that failed.
• They used guns and steel to improve agriculture.
• They began to build machines to replace the need for human laborers.

Which statement best summarizes the impact of the Columbian Exchange?

• It had a positive impact on the lives of those in the New World and Old World.
• It was a mixed blessing for the New and Old Worlds; there were both positive and negative impacts.
• It had a negative impact on the New World, but a positive impact on the Old World.
• The New World began to rely on goods from the Old World, and still do today

Which part of the Triangular Trade is called the Middle Passage?

• passage between Africa and the New World
• passage between Americas and Old World
• passage between Europe and Asia

Which of the following women was a successful news journalist who wrote about women's rights in the United States?

• Shirley Chisholm
• Betty Friedan
• Gloria Steinem
• Malala Yousafzai

Which of the following women helped organize worker strikes to demand more rights for women?

• Shirley Chisholm
• Betty Friedan
• Gloria Steinem
• Malala Yousafzai