7th Grade History                                  Name: _________________________________________  Score:
Teacher: Mr. Cap   Quiz over  Chapter 16  The Age of Exploration

1. What is another name for the modern European civilization?___________________________________________

2.  What did Alexis de Tocqueville say about America's discovery?_______________________________________

3. The spread of European influence began with the Age of ____________________________________.

4.  European countries conquered the Americas.  __________________ colonies eventually dominated North America

_______6.  Crusades                                 a.  led the way by establishing a school for
                                                                                                             sea captians

_______7. Marco Polo                               b.  discovered America in 1492

 _______8. Prince Henry                             c. revived European trade with the orient
                
_______9. Columbus                                   d.  traveled to the Far East and wrote a
                                                                          book about his exploits
10. What were the names of Columbus' three ships? ___________________________

11.  Name the island Columbus first landed upon._____________________________

12. What was Vasco da Gama's great feat?_________________________________________________________

13.  Name the Italian sea captian for whom America is named. __________________________________________

14. Europe became the "Old World" and ________________________________ became the"New World".

15.  What are some of the things that Asians had invented? ______________________________________________

16.  How many of the major religions of the world had their begininings in Asia?__________________________

17. _______________ and __________________________ Rivers and Himalayan Mountains are the main geographic features of the sub continent of India.

18. List the 5 levels of the Caste social structure of India. _________________ ___________

______________________ _______________________ ________________________

19.  Which religion?   _____________________________________: animals are sacred, believe in reincarnation.

20.  What did the Indian people not develop? _______________________________________________________

21.  What do Hindu pilgrims believe will happen in the Ganges River?_______________________________________

22.  Which religion?   ____________________________ tried to escape to a peaceful place called nirvana.

23.  Oriental thought was inspired by ______________________________________ and Lao-tse.

24.  Great Wall of China was built for protection against the ____________________________________