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Unit 4 Assessment: Age of Exploration

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10th Grade

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Unit 4 Assessment: Age of Exploration
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer was a member of royalty and was most famous for the voyages he organized and financed?

Prince Henry the Navigator

Prince Louis IV

Prince John the Navigator

Prince James II

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were European explorers looking for sea routes to East Asia?

They were searching for trade routes to trade for gold and spices from East Asia

They were curious to see the physical features and culture were like in South Asia

They were looking for people to convert to Islam

They needed new land to build homes for Europeans

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which region of the world did Europeans establish trading companies?

Asia

Africa

North America

South America

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country did Prince Henry the Navigator help become dominant during the early exploration period?

Portugal

Spain

Italy

England

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the continents which European settlement had the greatest influence over the slave trade?

Africa and North America

Africa and South America

North America and Asia

Asia and Africa

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What new tool allowed explorers to detect their location using the stars from large bodies of water?

compass

caravel

astrolabe

dhows

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The skill of mapmaking became very important during the Age of Exploration. The name given to these mapmakers is

cartographers

cryptographers

astronomers

engineers

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