Impact of Geographical Discoveries

Q.

Explain how the global transfer of disease in the pre-modern world helped in the colonisation of the Americas.

Q. Who coined the name 'Cape of Good Hope'?

1. King John II
2. Bartholomew Dias
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Lopo Gonzalves

Q. Which of the following continents were part of the Trans-Atlantic trade?

1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. America

Q. What was the Columbian Exchange?

1. Conversion of monetary currencies in South America
2. Transport of plants and animals
3. Spread of diseases
4. Exchanging culture

Q. Ferdinand Magellan travelled for five months and reached South America in which year?

1. 1510 CE
2. 1520 CE
3. 1530 CE
4. 1515 CE

Q.

Seals were used by them to stamp their goods

1. Traders

2. Carpenters

3. Painters

4. Potters

Q. When was the Vijayanagara state founded?

1. 1426 CE
2. 1336 CE
3. 1119 CE
4. 1296 CE

Q. Who coined the name 'Cape of Good Hope'?

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Lopo Gonzalves
3. King John II
4. Bartholomew Dias

Q. What was the Columbian Exchange?

1. Conversion of monetary currencies in South America
2. Transport of plants and animals
3. Spread of diseases
4. Exchanging culture

Q. When was the Vijayanagara state founded?

1. 1336 CE
2. 1426 CE
3. 1296 CE
4. 1119 CE

Q. Find the odd one.
a) Path finder
b)Curiosity
c) Chandrayan
d) Viking

Q. European exploration of the Americas resulted in all of the following EXCEPT:

1. introduction of new products to the Americas.
2. spread of European diseases, such as smallpox, to the Native Americans.
3. introduction of new products to Europe.
4. development of unified resistance by the Native Americans to European settlement.
5. mixed-race peoples in Mexico and Central America.

Q. Ferdinand Magellan travelled for five months and reached South America in which year?

1. 1510 CE
2. 1520 CE
3. 1530 CE
4. 1515 CE

Q. Which of the following instruments is used in navigation?

1. Wall clock
2. Astrolabe
3. Printing press
4. Mariner's compass

Q. Which of the following instruments is used in navigation?

1. Mariner's compass
2. Wall clock
3. Astrolabe
4. Printing press