SDC WORLD HISTORY CHALLENGE ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were
these countries the driving forces?. Answer: China and India.
● Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during
the 1400s?. Answer: Both had the largest global populations and the largest volume of
imported and exported goods.
● How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy?. Answer:
Increase in Trade. More Workers. More goods were created.
● How did goods typically travel in the 1400s?. Answer: Goods leave Asia and travel to
Italy. From there, the goods would be dispersed to other European Seaports.
● What does diffused mean?. Answer: Spread.
● Besides merchandise, what else was shipped around the world in the 1400s?.
Answer: Ideas, cultures, politics, religious and technological ideas were diffused.
● What did the diffusion of goods and ideas in the 1400's lead to?. Answer: Collective
Learning.
● Define collective learning.. Answer: The ability to share information so efficiently that the
ideas of individuals can be stored within the collective memory of communities and can
accumulate through generations.
● What did collective learning lead to in the 1400's?. Answer: An increase of new ideas
and innovations around the world, especially in Europe.
● What did explorers from the Iberian Peninsula find in their longer voyages?. Answer:
New sea routes and new land. These explorers were searching more for new land, not
money.
● What group of explorers came from the Iberian Peninsula?. Answer: Spain and
Portugal.
● LAND EQUALS _____________!. Answer: POWER
, ● What did European explorations lead to?. Answer: The opening of new oceanic
passages.Increased European power economically, politically, and culturally on the world
scene.
● What geographic benefits do European explorers have over Asian explorers?.
Answer: Easier routes to more land and oceanic access.
● What are some benefits of the newly discovered oceanic passages?. Answer:
Increased global exchange of goods.
● What are the motivations for European Exploration of the new world?. Answer:
Land=Power
● In 1492, who sailed from Spain with the intention of crossing the entire Atlantic
Ocean and to land in Asia?. Answer: Christopher Columbus.
● Who was Christopher Columbus? What was he known for?. Answer: An Italian explorer
who sailed under the Spanish flag (aka. sponsored by Spain) to the major Caribbean Islands
and Honduras in Central America (aka. 'Indies') in 1492. He had 4 voyages.
● What was Columbus's goal?. Answer: Find an alternative route to Asia via the Atlantic
Ocean.
● When did Columbus reach the Coastline of Cuba and the Carbbean Islands? What
did he believe he had reached?. Answer: October 1942.
● In 1519, who explored with the hope of finding a sea passage through the Americas?.
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan.
● Who was Ferdinand Magellan? What was he known for?. Answer: A Portuguese
explorer who was sponsored by Spain. He found the 'Straight of Magellan' in October 1520.
Then he sailed to the Philippines.
● Where is the 'Straight of Magellan' located?. Answer: Along the southern tip of South
America.
● What was Magellan's goal?. Answer: Find a sea passage through the Americas.
● After Ferdinand Magellan passed through the 'Straight of Magellan', where did he
find himself and where did he sail to? What occured when he arrived at his final
destination?. Answer: He found himself in the Pacific Ocean and sailed over to the
Philippines.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Who were the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy in the 1400s? Why were
these countries the driving forces?. Answer: China and India.
● Why were China and India the driving forces of the Afro-Eurasian economy during
the 1400s?. Answer: Both had the largest global populations and the largest volume of
imported and exported goods.
● How does having a large population contribute to a strong economy?. Answer:
Increase in Trade. More Workers. More goods were created.
● How did goods typically travel in the 1400s?. Answer: Goods leave Asia and travel to
Italy. From there, the goods would be dispersed to other European Seaports.
● What does diffused mean?. Answer: Spread.
● Besides merchandise, what else was shipped around the world in the 1400s?.
Answer: Ideas, cultures, politics, religious and technological ideas were diffused.
● What did the diffusion of goods and ideas in the 1400's lead to?. Answer: Collective
Learning.
● Define collective learning.. Answer: The ability to share information so efficiently that the
ideas of individuals can be stored within the collective memory of communities and can
accumulate through generations.
● What did collective learning lead to in the 1400's?. Answer: An increase of new ideas
and innovations around the world, especially in Europe.
● What did explorers from the Iberian Peninsula find in their longer voyages?. Answer:
New sea routes and new land. These explorers were searching more for new land, not
money.
● What group of explorers came from the Iberian Peninsula?. Answer: Spain and
Portugal.
● LAND EQUALS _____________!. Answer: POWER
, ● What did European explorations lead to?. Answer: The opening of new oceanic
passages.Increased European power economically, politically, and culturally on the world
scene.
● What geographic benefits do European explorers have over Asian explorers?.
Answer: Easier routes to more land and oceanic access.
● What are some benefits of the newly discovered oceanic passages?. Answer:
Increased global exchange of goods.
● What are the motivations for European Exploration of the new world?. Answer:
Land=Power
● In 1492, who sailed from Spain with the intention of crossing the entire Atlantic
Ocean and to land in Asia?. Answer: Christopher Columbus.
● Who was Christopher Columbus? What was he known for?. Answer: An Italian explorer
who sailed under the Spanish flag (aka. sponsored by Spain) to the major Caribbean Islands
and Honduras in Central America (aka. 'Indies') in 1492. He had 4 voyages.
● What was Columbus's goal?. Answer: Find an alternative route to Asia via the Atlantic
Ocean.
● When did Columbus reach the Coastline of Cuba and the Carbbean Islands? What
did he believe he had reached?. Answer: October 1942.
● In 1519, who explored with the hope of finding a sea passage through the Americas?.
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan.
● Who was Ferdinand Magellan? What was he known for?. Answer: A Portuguese
explorer who was sponsored by Spain. He found the 'Straight of Magellan' in October 1520.
Then he sailed to the Philippines.
● Where is the 'Straight of Magellan' located?. Answer: Along the southern tip of South
America.
● What was Magellan's goal?. Answer: Find a sea passage through the Americas.
● After Ferdinand Magellan passed through the 'Straight of Magellan', where did he
find himself and where did he sail to? What occured when he arrived at his final
destination?. Answer: He found himself in the Pacific Ocean and sailed over to the
Philippines.
