Age of Exploration

Front

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

Back

Asia

Front

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

Back

latitude

Front

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

Back

European Explorers

Front

A compass uses Earth's

Back

magnetic fields

Front

Why did explorers plant flags?

Back

to claim land for their country

Front

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

Back

to spread their religious beliefs

Front

Which foods came from America? Options: wheat and rice, apples and pears, lettuce and cabbage, potatoes and squash

Back

potatoes and squash

Front

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

Back

Ferdinand Magellan

Front

Which European reached the New World, while trying to get to Asia, in 1492?

Back

Christopher Columbus

Front

Identify the primary regions explored by John Cabot during the Age of Exploration: The Caribbean islands, The eastern coast of North America, The western coast of Africa, The southern tip of South America.

Back

The eastern coast of North America

Tags

DOK Level 1: Recall