1. The following events are in the correct order.
Quiz on the Lesson Before Columbus
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1. The following events are in the correct order.
True False
2. The Crusades were important because:
the Turks were forced out of the Holy Land.
many Christians fought there.
Columbus was a general in one of the wars.
many Crusaders learned a lot about the Indies and brought back products from there.
3. Traders in Europe wanted to find a new route to the Indies because the old
routes were
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4. Japan and the Spice Islands are in the Ocean.
5. Name the two bodies of water the trade ships went through.
Adriatic and
Mediterranean Seas
Black and Red
Seas
Mediterranean
and Red Seas
Adriatic and
Black Seas
6. Name one of the three major religions who claimed Palestine as their Holy
Land.
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7. Columbus believed that he could reach the Indies by sailing east.
True False
8. Columbus had read books about the Indies by such writers as Marco Polo.
True False
9. Columbus believed that the world was flat.
True False
10. A new invention that helped Columbus learn about the Indies was the .
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11. Name one of the other inventions that helped Columbus sail out of the
sight of land.
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12. The main idea of this lesson is:
Many people wanted to find a cheaper and quicker way to the Indies. Some of them believed
that sailing west rather than east was the answer.
The three major religions claimed Palestine as their Holy Land.
The Turks discovered America.
13. Some people believe the world was flat, and others thought it was .
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14. A compass tells a sailor