Grade 8 Unit 3 Revision - The Age of Exploration

Grade 8 Unit 3 Revision - Age of Exploration

Multiple Choice

Why did people have to search for spices back in the 1200's?

• Because their food did not taste nice without out

• Because spices needed were not always available in certain countries

• Because there was not much else to do

Multiple Choice

We are lucky to have the availability of spices that we do today. This is because:

• People in medieval Europe wanted to travel to trade something, anything

• People in medieval Europe couldn't cook

• People in medieval Europe liked spicy food

Multiple Choice

Spices not only added flavour to food, it was also used for what purpose?

• To keep food cold

• To keep food from going off

• To keep food smelling nice

Multiple Choice

What do you think of when you read the phrase 'quest for spices'?

• A time when people discovered pepper

• A time where traders could earn well from the spice trade and so started to explore new areas and ways to get more spices and make more money

• A time when traders were becoming friendly and often shared items from faraway places

Multiple Choice

In which part of the world were the spices that the Europeans wanted?

• Africa

• Middle East

• Asia

• America

Multiple Choice

Why were spices so expensive in the 1200s?

• To compensate for the treacherous journey

• To pay for the sailing ships

• The europeans needed so much of them

Open Ended

After reading the text on the previous page, answer the following question:

How did the Spice Islands come to be called by that name? Write TWO SENTENCES MINIMUM

Read the following slides and then answer the questions!

Open Ended

Summarise the story of how and why Christopher Columbus came to be known as a famous explorer.

Write at least FOUR sentences. Words to help you include: Spices, navigation, 'taking a risk', route

Open Ended

Do you think that the risk Christopher Columbus took in trying to find a shortcut to the Spice Islands was a good one to take? Why?

EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.

Multiple Choice

What did Columbus do to keep his sailors happy?

• He lied about how they had traveled

• He lied about how far they had to travel

• He told them that this is what they signed up for and said it would be OK.

Multiple Choice

Columbus kept a diary and a sailors log. He wrote in these every day. What sort of sources are these?

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

What were the crew fearful of?

• Becoming shipwrecked

• Dying of starvation

• Never getting back home

• Coming across dangerous people

Multiple Choice

What did the sailors decide to do when they mutinied?

• They would defy Columbus

• They would turn the boat back

• They would jump overboard

Multiple Choice

Columbus set sail to find a quicker way to the Spice Islands. Where did he in fact end up?

• In India

• In Spain

• In the Bahamas

• In northern America

Open Ended

Explain HOW the search for the Spice Islands changed history. Write at least ONE paragraph.

Poll

How confident are you feeling now about this topic?

• Not confident at all, I need to do lots more revision

• I am fairly confident but I think I need to revise a little more

• I am really confident that I know this topic well