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History & Civics — Grade 8 Quiz Questions
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Question 1
Which country funded Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic?
ASpain
BPortugal
CEngland
DFrance
Question 2
What term describes the period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers explored and mapped much of the world?
AThe Renaissance
BThe Age of Exploration
CThe Enlightenment
DThe Reformation
Question 3
What was the widespread exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds after 1492 called?
AThe Silk Road exchange
BThe Triangular Trade
CThe Columbian Exchange
DThe Continental System
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