SS6H6 and SS6H9 Assessment
  • 1. 1. Which European countries established extensive empires in Asia, Africa, and the Americas?
A) France, United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal
B) Germany, France, United Kingdom, Spain
C) Italy, France, Portugal, Spain
D) France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal
  • 2. Which religion did the early European explorers hope to spread to Asia, Africa, & the Americas?
A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Hinduism
D) Judaism
  • 3. Why was Prince Henry nicknamed “the Navigator”?
A) He funded many voyages and set up the first school of navigation.
B) He funded the first voyage around the world.
C) He discovered a trade route around the Americas to Asia
D) He was the Prince of Portugal.
  • 4. . Which of the following European countries DID NOT have any colonies in the Americas?
A) Germany
B) Portugal
C) France
D) Spain
  • 5. What war was a result of militarism and nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
A) Civil War
B) Cold War
C) Revolutionary War
D) World War I
  • 6. . Australia was colonized by the British, just like Canada and the United States. As a result, the predominant language in Australia is
A) Portuguese.
B) Australian.
C) Spanish.
D) English.
  • 7. Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia?
A) Many Aborigines became factory workers in order to survive.
B) Aborigines were elected to positions in the colonial government.
C) Thousands of Aborigines died of diseases from the Europeans
D) Aborigines remained in their homelands.
  • 8. A large number of the early settlers in Australia were
A) pilgrims.
B) missionaries.
C) prisoners.
D) conquistadors.
  • 9. How did nationalism play a part in Europe's competition to colonize Africa and Asia?
A) European missionaries were trying to spread their religion.
B) having colonies made countries feel more important and successful than other countries.
C) Smaller countries wanted more land to accommodate growing populations.
D) Europeans felt a need to "civilize" other parts of the world.
  • 10. Which was not a reasons countries wanted to explore and colonize other parts of the world?
A) to spread the christian faith
B) to try to wipe out the less civilized cultures
C) to become the most powerful in the world
D) to get as much valuable land for resources as they could
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