TCAP Test Review Benchmark Test 7 Exploration

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TCAP Test ReviewBenchmark Test 7Exploration

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• Ferdinand Magellan was the only explorer to have
  a crew successfully
• A. circle the globe.
• B. reach North America.
• C. travel past the Cape of Good Hope.
• D. reach India.

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• Europeans had difficulty trading with China
  because each culture
• A. thought little of the others goods.
• B. was very respectful toward the other.
• C. was too religious.
• D. thought it was superior.

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• Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas when
  he was actually trying to reach the more distant
  land of
• A. Italy.
• B. India.
• C. Africa.
• D. Constantinople.

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• One reason Spanish explorers sailed around the
  world and claimed new lands was to
• A. make war on Muslims.
• B. spread Christianity.
• C. perform scientific experiments.
• D. escaped from feudal duties at home.

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• After the arrival of Europeans, the population of
  native groups in Central or Latin America
• A. increased sharply.
• B. decreased sharply.
• C. stayed the same.
• D. decreased slightly.

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• From studying Portuguese maps from the 1400s, a
  reader could tell that Portugal began exploring
• A. northern Europe.
• B. the Middle East.
• C. Asia Minor.
• D. the western coast of Africa.

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• One reason the Spanish conquistadors defeated
  Native Americans was because the
• A. Native Americans horses were not good in
  battle.
• B. Spaniards had superior weapons.
• C. Native Americans were afraid of fighting.
• D. Native Americans had never been at war before.

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• A drawing of a Caribbean plantation in the 1500s
  would likely show many
• A. factories.
• B. churches.
• C. enslaved persons.
• D. Pilgrim workers.

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• One effect of European exploration was
• A. the growth of the slave trade.
• B. the decline in European manors.
• C. ships made of iron and steel.
• D. the discovery of an eighth continent.

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• Which country was the first to find a trade route
  to the East by sailing around Africa?
• A. Spain
• B. England
• C. Italy
• D. Portugal

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• The Triangular Trade Route was an ocean trading
  route connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas
  by way of the
• A. Indian Ocean
• B. Atlantic Ocean
• C. Pacific Ocean
• D. Arctic Ocean