Age of Exploration Quiz

Age of Exploration Quiz

7th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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Age of Exploration Quiz

Age of Exploration Quiz

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7th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

John Cabot's explorations became the basis for England's claim to land in North America.

True
False

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Vasco da Gama

Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
Explored South America and conquered the Incas
First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Bartholomew Dias

Led first crew to circumnavigate the globe.
Rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, but failed to find a sea route to Asia.
Explored South America and conquered the Incas
First to discover a sea to Asia by rounding the southern tip of Africa and sailing to India.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Hernan Cortes

Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama
Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Realized the Americas were a "New World."

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Christopher Columbus

Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Realized the Americas were a "New World."Vasco da GamaBartholomew DiasHernan CortesChristopher ColumbusFrancisco PizzaroVasco Nunez de BalboaFerdinand MagellanAmerigo Vespucci

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Francisco Pizzaro

Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Realized the Americas were a "New World."

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Explored the West Indies, the Caribbean, and northern South America, BUT believed he was in Asia.
Explored South America and conquered the Incas.
Conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain.
Reached the Pacific Ocean by crossing Panama

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