European Colonization Test Review

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European Colonization Test Review

• Sixth Grade Social Studies

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1. Why did Prince Henry the Navigator
want to send ships south to Africa?
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1 Answer

• Prince Henry wanted a route around Africa to the
  Asian markets.
• Silks and Spices

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Question 2

• 2. Which religion did Prince Henry the Navigator
  hope to spread?

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Answer 2

• Christianity

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Question 3

• 3. Which two Italian cities dominated the trade
  routes from Asia to Europe for a long time?
• Venice
• Rome
• Genoa
• Vatican City

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• Venice
• Genoa

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Question 4

• Which result of the Crusades to the Holy Land
  helped Europeans become explorers?

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Answer 4. Europeans mapmaking skills
improved.
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Question 5

• Which islands in the Americas did Christopher
  Columbus believe were part of Asia?

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Answer 5
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Question 6

• Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?

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Captain James Cook

• The Endeavour

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7 Which coast of Australia did Captain James
Cook claim for England in 1770?

• Northern Coast
• Southern Coast
• Western Coast
• Eastern Coast
• Who sent Captain James Cook to Australia?

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• In April 1770, Captain James Cook and his crew
  became the first Europeans to reach the east
  coast of Australia, making landfall on the shore
  of what is now known as Botany Bay.

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8. What type of people were the first British
colonists in Australia?

• A. Prisoners
• B. Sailors
• C. Slaves

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Answer 8 Prisoners
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9. What was the common route used by ships
sailing from England to Australia in the
eighteenth century? Use this map to answer the
question.
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9. Route from Great Britain to Australia

• Captain Cook went south along the western coast
  of Africa. Once he reached the tip of Africa
  along the Cape of Good Hope, he went east into
  the Indian Ocean. Finally, he traveled around
  northern Australia until he reached the eastern
  coast of Australia.

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10. Which was NOT a reason that Great Britain
colonized Australia?

• A. to relieve overcrowded prisons in Great
  Britain
• B. to find gold and spread Christianity
• C. To keep France from gaining control of
  Australia.

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10. Answer

• Great Britain was not interested in finding
• gold and spreading Christianity in Australia.