Age of Exploration Test

Age of Exploration Test

10th Grade

50 Qs

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Age of Exploration Test

Age of Exploration Test

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History

10th Grade

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CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What two technological advancements aided the Europeans in their exploration of the New World?

improved ship designs and the seed drill

the telescope and the microscope

the compass and the smelting furnace

improved ship designs and navigational tools

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did most European countries explore westward across the Atlantic Ocean rather than eastward around Africa?

Portugal had a monopoly of the eastward route, forcing other nations westward.

The Pope commanded European nations to travel westward.

Wars with African tribes made the eastward route very dangerous and costly.

Most European nations believed that the eastward route was infested with dangerous giant squids.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

England created most of its North American colonies in what region?

East Coast

Mississippi River Valley

West Coast

Yucatan Peninsula

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Who was the first person to lead a voyage that went all the way around the world?

Pedro Cabral

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Francis Drake

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which three countries led European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

Belgium, Greece and Poland

Ireland, Norway and Denmark

Russia, Italy and Germany

Portugal, Spain and England

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Europeans wanted to find water routes to Asia. Which Portuguese explorer was the first to do this by sailing around the tip of Africa then to India?

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Pedro Cabral

Francis Drake

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

Spain / Pizzaro and Cortez

England / Sir Francis Drake

Portugal / Vasco da Gama

Spain / John Cabot

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