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