Practice Test

Question 1

What was one characteristic of early European exploration?

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B: It was expensive.

Question 2

Why did Europeans travel across the Mediterranean Sea to reach the Silk Road?

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C: to obtain cloths, spices, and other goods

Question 3

What happened to Indigenous peoples in the Americas after 1492?

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B: Most perished from disease.

Question 4

Which best describes the Incas?

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B: a large and rich empire in South America

Question 5

Which statement most accurately describes the main difference between the Southern and New England colonies?

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B: The Southern colonies were founded by people seeking profit, while the New England colonies were founded by people seeking religious freedom.

Question 6

Which items originated in the Americas and became European staples as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

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C: corn, potatoes, chocolate, tomatoes

Question 7

Which conflict in the 1700s changed the balance of power in Europe and the Americas to favor England and Prussia?

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D: the Seven Years’ War

Question 8

Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro?

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D: Atahualpa

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