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Explorer Review- Anna Kelley

Authored by Anna Kelley

7th - 8th Grade

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Explorer Review- Anna Kelley
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A new ship designed by Portuguese shipbuilders, which had several masts instead of one, and a rudder to steer the ship’s course was called a _______.

Lateen Sail

Compass

astrolabe

caravel

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An instrument used by sailors to determine the direction (North, South, East or West) in which they are sailing is known as a ________________.

Lateen Sails

Compass

circumnavigate

Line of Demarcation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Moving streams of water that would allow a ship to travel faster through the ocean are called ________________.

Currents

Wind Patterns

conquistador

Treaty of Tordesillas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of territories or nations under a single government is known as an ____________.

Global Exploration

compass

Empire

Line of Demarcation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Triangular sails developed by Arab traders, which improved the speed which the ships traveled, were called ____________________________.

lateen sails

astrolabe

wind patterns

Line of Demarcation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

__________________________ could carry a ship forward or blow it off course.

Wind Patterns

circumnavigate

Treaty of Tordesillas

caravel

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An ________________________ was an ancient instrument used to find latitude.

currents

global exploration

astrolabe

conquistadors

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