Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

9th - 12th Grade

22 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

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1.

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?

sponsored his exploration
married him
made him royalty

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

to convert people to Christianity

to learn about new lands and people

to obtain spices from Asia

to develop new technologies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except

build an observatory for sailors.

go on voyages to Asia and Africa.

open a navigation school for sailors.

pay people to sail on voyages.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Christopher Columbus made three voyages to America in his lifetime but always thought he was in Asia. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?

Columbus did not know what Asia was like.

Columbus was an excellent navigator.

Columbus was not interested in America.

Columbus was afraid to admit his mistakes.

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