Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

KG - University

9 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who is Christopher Columbus? 

Explorer who found the Indies.
Explorer who found the Americas.
Explorer who sailed to Asia. 
Explorer who sailed to the Indies. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is an astrolabe? 

A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
A small, fast ship. 
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
None of the above. 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a caravel?

A small, fast ship. 
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
All of the above. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was a magnetic compass? 

A small, fast ship. 
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
None of the above. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to sail around the world. This is known as what?

Circumnavigation
Compass
Mercantilism
Northwest Passage

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Spanish explorers searching for gold and glory in the Americas during the 1500s were known as what?

Mercantilism
Renaissance
 Conquistador
Astrolabe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Cortes is known for brutally taking over the Aztec empire.

True
False

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Europeans called the Americas the ______, even though Native Americans had lived there for thousands of years.

New World
Indies
Strange Land

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What was the name of the time period in the 1500s when European explorers started searching for new lands?

Explor-a-rama
The Age of Exploration
Scientific Revolution
The Age of New Discovery

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