How and Why Explorers Came to the New World

How and Why Explorers Came to the New World

4th - 6th Grade

20 Qs

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How and Why Explorers Came to the New World

How and Why Explorers Came to the New World

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4th - 6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to...

Africa

America

Asia

Europe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from...

artifacts

books

interviews

videos

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

spice traders.

shipbuilders.

American Indians.

European explorers.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Astrolabes measure the

direction the ship was traveling.

latitude of the ship.

speed of the ship.

time of day.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A compass works by Earth's

large oceans.

magnetic field.

spinning on its axis.

orbit around the sun.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did explorers plant flags?

to teach Christianity

to help American Indians

to find their way back again

to claim land for their country

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

to visit holy sites

to live in poverty

to spread their beliefs

to learn about other faiths

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