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Quarter 2 Exam (B)

Grade 10…….

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Section 1: Choose the correct answers :( 10 marks/1 mark each ………………/10)

1-In 1914, rising tensions in Europe had the continent on the brink of war, these tensions
were result of……………..factors.

a)nine
b)six
c)four

2-……………was the first countries to successfully settle in the Americas by conquered the
greatest native Aztec and Incas.

a)Spain
b)Portugal
c)France

3-The first areas settled by the Spanish were Caribbean islands such as Hispaniola and……………

a)Haiti
b)Cuba
c)Bahamas

4-A shortage of labor in the Americas led to the beginning of the……………….

a)mercantilism
b)nobility
c)Atlantic slave trade

5-Peoples in the……………had not known coffee, oranges, rice, wheat, sheep, or cattle.

a)Spain
b)Portugal
c)Americas
 6-………………is a strong devotion to one`s national group or culture.

a)nationalism
b)imperialism
c)militarism

7-The introduction of……………..provided people in the rest of the Americas with new
source of labor and transportation.

a)camel
b)horse
c)cow

8-………………...is an estate where crops as sugar and tobacco were grown on a large scale.

a)triangular trade
b)slavery
c)plantations

9-In the………………system a colonist was given a certain amount of land and a number of
Native American to work the land for him.

a)encomienda
b)Treaty of Tordesillas
c)viceroys

10-When the Spanish arrived in Mexico, the Aztec emperor was……………..

a)Hernan Cortes
b)Francisco Pizarro
c)Montezuma II

Section 2: Put (√) or(x) (20 marks/1mark each……………../20)

 1-Seeking to protect themselves from opposing armed forces, the nations of Europe formed

serious of alliances.( )

2-The Higher price will discourage people from buying imported goods.( )

3-The term “Conquistador” was applied to Spanish military leaders who fought against the

native people of Americas.( )

4-Balkan Peninsula is a region of southern Europe that was home to many ethnic groups.( )

5-Berlin which was located between Germany and France was a neutral country.( )

6-A third approach to achieving a favourable balance of trade was to control overseas resources

of raw materials and precious metals.( )

7-The people who were forced into slavery were farmers, merchants, priests, soldiers, or

musicians.( )

8-The third leg of the triangle in the Atlantic slave trade consisted of ships carrying Europeans goods to

Africa to be exchanged for slaves.( )

9-The money coast of the slave trade was enormous as countless of people died.( )

10-Francisco Pizarro led an expedition to Mexico.( )

11- Belgium was a neutral country or a country that takes no side in a conflict.( )

12- In World War I Great Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia were known as the Allied powers.( )

13- The Atlantic slave trade continued for 500 years and devastated societies in West Africa.( )

14-After the emperor`s death a civil war had broken out in Inca empire ended by a new ruler named

Atahualpa.( )
 15-The slave trade divided Africans as some Africans rulers waged wars against their own people in

order to gain captives.( )

16-In Capitalism view, colonies existed only benefit the home country.( )

17-On June 28, 1914, as Franz Ferdinand`s car drove through the Sarajevo streets, a young Serbian

man, Gavrilo Princip, opened fire and killed the archduke and his wife.( )

18-The Native Americans worked on lands and in return the learned about Christianity.( )

19-The Aztec had advanced metal which helped them to win the battle against Hernan Cortes.( )

20-In the Atlantic slave trade some slaves were supplied by Europeans rulers in exchange for

Europeans firearms or other goods.( )

End of exam

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