Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

7th Grade

35 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies, History

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jakia Stanley

Used 5+ times

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35 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

Steam Engine

Compass

Astrolabe

Rudder

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)
Caravel
Astrolabe 
Frigate
Compass

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
Grace
Glory
Greed
Glaciers

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
compass
caravel
astrolabe

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was a significant result of European exploration through the Columbian Exchange?

Europeans became dependent on crops from America.

The bubonic plague spread throughout Europe.

European diseases caused millions of deaths among American Indians.

Raw materials from America became very expensive due to scarcity.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the use of scientific knowledge or new tools to improve how things are done

technology

astrolabe

telescope

slave trade

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
to find a more direct water route to Asia
to set up colonies
to spread the Catholic religion
to stay home

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