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European Exploration

Authored by Elizabeth Dodd

History

9th - 12th Grade

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European Exploration
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons for exploration?

Individual fame in service to God, Church and ruler
Wanted to find a water route to Asia to cut out the Middle Man (Muslims) in trading
Zeal to convert unbelievers to Christianity 
They wanted to find the lost city of Atlantis 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a condition that favored exploration at this time?

Financial interest of rulers in overseas adventures
New Technology and better boats
Renaissance values of interest in the natural and physical world
The invention of the GPS

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was happening in Europe during this same time period?

Renaissance, Reformations, and Scientific Revolution
Feudalism and the Middle Ages
Fighting over Russia
Industrial Revolution

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Tool that measured the depth of water and the nature of the bottom. Line was weighted with lead and had graduated markings to determine sea depth. The lead was coated with wax to bring up samples of the bottom.

Chip Log
Compass
Chronometer 
Lead Line

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Line knotted at regular intervals and weighted to drag in the water. It was tossed overboard as the pilot counted the knots that were let out during a specific period of time. From this he could determine the speed the vessel was moving. 

Chip Log
Compass
Chronometer 
Lead Line

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The development of an accurate _________ lead to the ability to determine longitude while at sea. 

watch/time-keeping device
compass
Maps

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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1513, from Spain, Man in search of gold. He crossed Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. Once there he claimed the ocean and all the land that it touched for Spain. 

Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nunez Balbao
John Cabot 
Jaques Cartier

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