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1. | One of the first Europeans to realize that Columbus had sailed to uncharted lands was ____________
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| A) Isabella.
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| B) Amerigo Vespucci.
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| C) Ferdinand.
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| D) Magellan.
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2. | Spain sent priests and missionaries to the Caribbean to ____________
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| A) build churches for Spanish settlers.
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| B) prevent European diseases among Native Americans.
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| C) enforce rules for enslaved African Americans.
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| D) teach the Catholic faith to the Native Americans.
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3. | The first European to reach the Pacific Ocean was ____________
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| A) Giovanni da Verrazano.
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| B) Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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| C) Ferdinand Magellan.
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| D) Bartolomé de Las Casas.
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4. | On his voyages to North America, John Cabot claimed land for the country of ____________
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| A) Italy.
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| B) France.
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| C) England.
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| D) Portugal.
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5. | Ferdinand Magellan was convinced that a water route to Asia lay ____________
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| A) through the ice-jammed waters of northern Canada.
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| B) around South America.
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| C) across the Isthmus of Panama.
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| D) somewhere across the northern part of North America.
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6. | The Norse who settled in North America around A.D. 1000 originally came from ____________
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| A) Vinland.
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| B) Newfoundland
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| C) Western Europe.
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| D) Northern Europe.
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7. | At the end of the Middle Ages, Europe's new middle class focused its interest on ____________
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| A) hunting and fishing.
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| B) trade and business.
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| C) moats and manors.
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| D) land and farming.
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8. | Spice, silks, and new ideas were introduced to Europe by ____________
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| A) returning Crusaders.
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| B) sailors from Greenland.
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| C) Leif Eriksson.
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| D) Michelangelo.
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9. | In addition to gold, Prince Henry of Portugal wanted to find an ocean route around ____________
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| A) Ghana.
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| B) Europe.
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| C) Africa.
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| D) Asia
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10. | The caravel was a sturdy ship designed by the ____________
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| A) Portuguese.
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| B) Arabs.
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| C) West Africans
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| D) people of the Gold Coast.
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11. | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three great ____________
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| A) Portuguese sea captains.
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| B) African rivers.
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| C) mosques in West Africa.
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| D) African trading kingdoms.
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12. | The Portuguese explorer who first sailed around the southern tip of Africa was ____________
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| A) Askia Muhammad.
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| B) Bartholomeu Dias.
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| C) Vasco da Gama.
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| D) Mansa Musa.
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13. | After Portugal refused to finance his first voyage, Christopher Columbus turned to ____________
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| A) the Taino.
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| B) Italy.
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| C) France.
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| D) Spain.
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14. | Arriving in the Americas, Columbus thought he had landed in ____________
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| A) "a new world."
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| B) the Indies.
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| C) South America.
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| D) Africa.
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15. | When Columbus first returned to Spain, the monarchs were most interested in his stories of ____________
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| A) wildlife.
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| B) the Taino.
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| C) gold.
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| D) tobacco.
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