European Exploration Study

The time period when many explorers set out to explore the world was called the....

• Age of Christopher Columbus

• Time of Exploration

• Age of Exploration

• Time of Christopher Columbus

What is an explorer?

• A person who builds ships.

• A person who explores new areas.

• A person who studies history.

• A person who gets on a boat.

What tool helped explorers know directions (which way they were facing)?

• compass

• map

• sand dial

• GPS

True or False: An artifact is a type of ship.

• True

• False

The first group of people to live in an area are called...

• colonists

• explorers

• cave men

• natives

Explorers got this sickness from not having enough nutrients in their diet.

• Stomach Bug

• COVID

• Scurvy

• Cold

When did the Age of Exploration take place?

• 2000s

• 1400-1600s

Explorers had to be able to do all of the following EXCEPT....

• use cell phones to call for help

• write in diaries

• use the sky to predict the weather

• use a compass for directions

Which was NOT a country involved in the Age of Exploration?

• France

• Canada

• Netherlands

• Spain

What was NOT a reason explorers went out?

• to find deer

• to find new land to claim for their country

• to find a quicker way to get to Asia

• to find gold/jewels