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Age of Exploration Quiz

Authored by Curt Fritts

History

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 6+ times

Age of Exploration Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

Henry the Navigator

Dias

Vasco da Gama

Columbus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

Prince Henry the Navigator

Queen Isabella

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

horses and major diseases

squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

cocoa and horses

cocoa and llamas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

major diseases

horses

potatoes and corn

slaves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

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Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

to entrust

to connect

court

conquerors

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 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

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