Age of Exploration Check

Age of Exploration Check

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Age of Exploration Check

Age of Exploration Check

Assessment

Quiz

History

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.5, RL.8.9

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

K Johnson

Used 2+ times

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
England
France
Spain
Portugual

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
to find a more direct water route to Asia
to set up colonies
to spread the Catholic religion
to stay home

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
De Soto
Cortes
Cabot
Balboa

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?
God
Gas
Gold
Glory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What is an astrolabe? 
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
A small, fast ship. 
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
None of the above. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did many Native Americans die during the Exploration?
They died from war.
The conquistadors starved them
Smallpox and other diseases
Drowning in ships

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Columbian Exhange?

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

Exchange of money between the Pangea and Ordeal

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