1. Welcome to Who Wants to be a Millionaire
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3. How did travel by sea change in the 1400’s?15
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B: Travel became cheaper.
A: Travel became dangerous. .
C. Travel was improved by new technologies.
D: Travel was limited to the Atlantic Ocean.

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5. Which of the following was not a goal of European exploration?15
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A. Establishing colonies
B: Finding new trade routes to Asia
C. Controlling new lands
D: Ending the Reconquista

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7. What caused more Europeans to become interested in Asia?15
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A: the Ottoman Empire
B: Marco Polo’s book
D: Coronado’s explorations
C: the Silk road

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A: new routes
B: riches and powers
C: trips and voyages
D: new lands

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11. What are two present-day cities founded by the Dutch?15
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A: New Amsterdam and Fort Orange
B: Boston and Albany
D: New York and Albany
C: Buffalo and New York

12. You’ve Reached the $1,000 Milestone! Congratulations! Congratulations!

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14. What was the goal of the Counter Reformation in the New World?15
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A: convert the people to the Catholic Religion
B: reform the churches
C: establish colonies
D: convert the people to the Protestant religion

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16. Colonists often built settlements near the sea or rivers because….15
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A: their charters required this location
B: the weather was milder
D: it made transporting people and supplies easier
C. this offered protection against attacks

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18. Which countries claimed land in the Americas?15
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A: Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, France, China
B: Spain, Germany, France, Belgium
D: Spain, Portugal, France, England, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia
C: Spain, Portugal, Russia, China

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20. Atlantic trade routes carried goods and enslaved people between..15
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A: Africa, Asia, and the Americas
B: Africa, Europe, and the Americas
D: Asia, the Americas, and Europe
C: the Cape of Good Hope and the West Indies

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22. Why did European traders begin to travel to Asia by sea?15
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A: Trade by land was dangerous and costly
B: New technologies in sailing improved travel by sea
C: the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople and blocked trade
D: : all of the above

23. You’ve Reached the $32,000 Milestone! Congratulations!

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B: They both explored for Spain in the Americas and conquered great empires.
A: They both explored for Portugal and found the Fountain of Youth.
C: Both sailed for France and found a new route to Asia.
D: They were both on Dancing with the Explorers.

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27. B: Cortes conquered the Aztec and Pizarro conquered the Incas.15
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A: Cortes explored for Spain and Pizarro explored for France.
B: Cortes conquered the Aztec and Pizarro conquered the Incas.
C: Cortes was for UCLA and Pizarro was a USC fan.
D: Cortes went to Asia and Pizarro went to Piza.

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29. What two tools improved sailing and why?15
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A: magnetic compass~showed North and Astrolabe used the sun and stars for navigation
B: A screwdriver for building ships and a wrench for making a skateboard
D: a really long extension cord that extends to shore and a ruler
C: hammer for building boats and a saw for cutting wood

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31. What was the Northwest Passage?15
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A: The 57 Freeway to the Brea Mall
B: the journey through Spain and France
C: The Mississippi River to the St. Lawrence River
D: The water route through North America to the Pacific and through to Asia

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A: Vespucci helped Europeans realize that the Americas were previously unknown lands.
B: They proved that the earth was flat.
D:Magellan’s crew sailed around South America and back to Spain.
C: Both A and D

33. What are two ways that Christopher Columbus was like an entrepreneur?15
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B: He started a business of finding a good sea route to Asia, and he looked for sponsors to help him start his business.
A: He was bossy and frugal.
C: He treated the Indians well and gave them many gifts.
D: He was a good teacher and won Dancing With the Stars.

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35. Which words indicate a cause-and-effect relationship?15
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A: when and because
B: hello and goodbye
D: missing homework and white slip
C: Both A and D

36. What are two synonyms for the word expeditions?15
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A: trips and voyages
B: ships and trains
C: explorers and Europeans
D: chutes and ladders

37. YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS!