Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why did Europeans begin to explore?

the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
all of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

a passage to India by land
a way to the South Pole
a new trade route to India by sea
a new school in Portugal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

a Portuguese prince
He helped start European exploration and trade.
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco de Gama

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.

Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Alfonso de Albuquerque

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

Luxurious 
Accommodating
Spacious 
Dark and Claustrophobic 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________  _______.

Slave Ship
Northwest Passage
Triangular Trade

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