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Quarter 2: Age of Exploration & the Columbian Exchange

Name ____________________ Date ____________ Weeks 10–18.

Items
4
Weeks
Weeks 10–18
Framework
NYS K–12

Contents

  1. #Q2.1 — Quiz 2.1 — Explorers and Voyages · Weekly quiz · Week 12 · 20 min
  2. #Q2.2 — Quiz 2.2 — The Columbian Exchange · Weekly quiz · Week 14 · 20 min
  3. #Q2A — Q2 Unit Assessment — Age of Exploration & the Columbian Exchange · Unit assessment · Week 18 · 60 min
  4. #MID — Mid-Year Final — Foundations + Exploration (Q1 + Q2) · Mid-year final · Week 18 · 60 min

Weekly quiz · #Q2.1 · Week 12 · 20 min

Quiz 2.1 — Explorers and Voyages

10-question quiz on key explorers, sponsoring countries, and routes.

Name
Date
  1. Who sailed for Spain in 1492?
  2. Which explorer is credited with reaching India by sea in 1498?
  3. Which explorer's expedition first circumnavigated the globe?
  4. Hernán Cortés conquered which empire?
  5. Francisco Pizarro conquered which empire?
  6. What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?
  7. Which body of water did Henry Hudson explore for the Dutch?
  8. Name one ship-design improvement that helped long voyages.
  9. Match the country to the explorer: Cabot ↔ ___; Cartier ↔ ___; da Gama ↔ ___.
  10. Open response: Why is calling 1492 a "discovery" misleading?

Weekly quiz · #Q2.2 · Week 14 · 20 min

Quiz 2.2 — The Columbian Exchange

10-question quiz on the directions and consequences of the Columbian Exchange.

Name
Date
  1. Name two crops that traveled FROM the Americas to Europe.
  2. Name two animals brought FROM Europe to the Americas.
  3. Name the disease that caused the largest death toll among indigenous peoples.
  4. Roughly what percent of the indigenous population died within 50 years of contact?
  5. How did the horse change life on the North American Great Plains?
  6. Which African crop became central to Caribbean plantations?
  7. What was the Middle Passage?
  8. True/False: The Columbian Exchange affected only the Americas.
  9. Match the crop to the continent of origin: maize ↔ ___; wheat ↔ ___; potato ↔ ___; coffee ↔ ___.
  10. Open response: Choose ONE exchange item and explain its long-term effect.

Unit assessment · #Q2A · Week 18 · 60 min

Q2 Unit Assessment — Age of Exploration & the Columbian Exchange

20-pt assessment: 10 MC + 5 short answer + one rubric-scored DBQ-style essay using the Las Casas / Columbus pairing from 2B.

Name
Date

Section A — Multiple choice (10 pts)

  1. Mixed MC: explorers, motives, exchange items, treaties.

Section B — Short answer (5 pts)

  1. Define encomienda.
  2. Name two diseases of the Columbian Exchange and which direction they traveled.
  3. Identify one act of indigenous resistance and the year.

Section C — Short DBQ essay (5 pts)

  1. Using both sources from Worksheet 2B, answer: How did European views of indigenous peoples change between 1492 and 1542? Quote one source.

Mid-year final · #MID · Week 18 · 60 min

Mid-Year Final — Foundations + Exploration (Q1 + Q2)

20-pt cumulative midterm: geography map ID + ancient civilizations short answer + Columbian Exchange essay.

Name
Date

Section A — Map identification (5 pts)

  1. On the provided outline map, label: 2 oceans, 2 mountain ranges, 3 countries, equator, Prime Meridian (loose tolerance).

Section B — Civilizations (5 pts)

  1. 5 fill-in-the-blank items pulled from the Q1 comparison chart (capital, language, ruler, achievement, end).

Section C — Exploration short answer (5 pts)

  1. Identify three explorers, sponsoring country, and one outcome each.
  2. Define "Columbian Exchange" and give one example each direction.

Section D — Short essay (5 pts)

  1. How did European exploration permanently change the Americas? Use one fact from Q1 and one from Q2.
FifthGrade · Grade 5 Social Studies · Student print packQuarter 2 · Weeks 10–18