Studies Weekly

In the 1500s, ships crossed the _________Ocean as they brought goods, ideas, and people from the Old World to the New World.

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

Which country in South America was largely claimed by Portugal?

• Chile

• Peru

• Brazil

• Argentina

What food, high in vitamin C, helped make settlers, sailors, and American Indians healthier?

• corn

• citrus fruit

• sugarcane

• potatoes

Because of grains, the United States was nicknamed the _______ of the world.

• grain center

• breadbasket

• grainbasket

• breadcenter

Gunpowder was originally developed in _______ about 1,100 years ago.

• China

• France

• Africa

• Spain

What is the name of the 700-year-long religious conflict between the Christians and Muslims in Europe?

• Inquisition

• Reformation

• Reconquista

• Counter-Reformation

Which country introduced sheep, pigs, chickens and horses to the Americas?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Netherlands

Which country established a settlement on the eastern coast of the United States?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

What is the name of the group that introduced chocolate to European explorers?

• Puebloans

• Cortes

• Navajo

• Aztec

Who is a heretic?

• a horseshoe maker

• a wheat planter

• someone who goes against the church and what it teaches

• the tax collector