The Age of Exploration!

The Age of Exploration!

9th Grade

10 Qs

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The Age of Exploration!

The Age of Exploration!

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9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Approximately when did European begin to sail to and explore India and China?

1200s

early 1700s

late 1400s

pre-Islamic era

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The person most responsible for advances in sailing was...

Vasco da Gama

Ferdinand Magellan

Henry the Navigator

Christopher Colombus

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The two leading sailing powers in the 1500s were...

Spain

Portugal

Poland

France

Mexico

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bartolomeu Dias is best known for...

sailing around the coast of Africa.

circumnavigating the world.

discovering Indian spices.

teaching courses on sailing.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first *person whose boat sailed completely around the world was... (*he died before the end of the voyage)

da Gama

Vesppuci

Henry the Navigator

Magellan

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT a major motivation for European explorers?

To spread Christianity.

To become wealthy.

To write a book about their adventures.

To become famous.

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two of the following were important technological improvements?

Compass

Steam engine

Astrolabe

Abacus

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