SS Ch. 3 A Time of Exploration Test A

SS Ch. 3 A Time of Exploration Test A

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5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many years before Europeans arrived in the Americas, some groups of Native Americans had established powerful ____.

tribes

fleets of ships

empires

trade agreements with China

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A compass and an astrolabe are kinds of ____ sailors used to determine their location at sea.

construction tools

navigational tools

books

telescopes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Portuguese explorer _____ was the first to sail around the world.

Columbus

Magellan

Vespucci

Cabral

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What groups of people rules an empire in South America?

the Tainos

the Incas

the Aztecs

the Soninkes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who invented a new way to print books?

Marco Polo

Machu Picchu

Zheng He

Johannes Gutenberg

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Prince Henry of Portugal known as the Navigator?

He acted as a ship's navigator for Bartolemeu Dias.

He set up a school to train sailors in navigation.

He invented the chronometer.

He wrote a book about his travels to Asia.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Christopher Columbus sail west from Spain?

to find a new route to Asia

to discover the Ocean Sea

to conquer the Aztecs

because of the Reconquista

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