The Early Modern Period

What this exam is like

The The Early Modern Period exam has 31 multiple-choice questions across these levels: Primary (25), Secondary (31). Each attempt draws 10 at random from the level you choose. You get two tries per question, and each answer is explained afterwards. At the end you see your grade.

Sample questions

1. 1. In what year did Christopher Columbus reach America?

   • 1215
   • 1492
   • 1517
   • 1789
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   ✅ 1492

   Christopher Columbus reached America in 1492, while searching for a new route to Asia. That same year is considered the start of the Early Modern period.

2. 2. Which of these foods came to Europe from America?

   • Rice
   • The olive
   • The potato
   • Wheat
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   ✅ The potato

   Also the tomato, maize, cocoa, pepper and turkey. It is hard to imagine Spanish or Italian food without tomato or potato, yet before 1492 they did not exist here.

3. 3. What revolution, starting in Great Britain in the late 18th century, transformed production with machines and factories?

   • The French Revolution
   • The Industrial Revolution
   • The Russian Revolution
   • The Scientific Revolution
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   ✅ The Industrial Revolution

   The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in the late 18th century, replacing manual labour with machines and factories, and already belongs to the Contemporary Age, right after the end of the Early Modern period.