European History : European Expansion
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Example Question #1 : European Expansion
What year did Vikings first land on the shores of Britain?
1175
1066
1209
793
876
793
The first Viking raiding party to land in England occurred in 793 AD in the town of Lindisfarne. Lindisfarne was an island inhabited mainly by monks in a monastery. The monks were either killed or taken away as slaves.
This event marked the beginning of the Viking migration which culminated with William the Conqueror successfully invading Britain in 1066, almost 300 years later.
Example Question #2 : Cultural And Intellectual History
Which of the following was the treaty that divided the newly discovered lands outside of Europe between Spain and Portugal?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Versailles
The Geneva Convention
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Geneva Convention refers to a series of treaties about humane treatment during wartime, so that would not be the best answer here. The Treaty of Paris was between America and Great Britain and it ended the Revolutionary War, so that too would not be the best answer choice. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the agreements that ended World War I, so that would not be the correct answer to the question. Lastly, the Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered non-European lands between Spain and Portugal, so that would be the best answer.
Example Question #2 : European Expansion
Which of the following countries was the first to establish a colonial empire?
The Netherlands
Portugal
France
Spain
England
Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in the early 1400s. As the Portuguese explored new lands, they established forts and trading posts, the first markers of colonialism. They were followed by the Spanish and the English later in the fifteenth century.
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