Explorers

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the instrument that has a magnetic needle that always points to the north?

astrolabe

thermometer

telescope

compass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer thought he could sail west from Europe to reach India?

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Juan Ponce de Leon

Hernan Cortes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Prince Henry of Portugal create a school of navigation?

he loved to sail

he wanted to encourage exploration

he wanted to get rich

he wanted more ships for his navy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agree to pay for Columbus's voyage?

they hoped to become rich from the gold and spices Columbus would find

they wanted to conquer the American Indians

they wanted to become famous

they wanted to take over Northern Africa

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did Columbus land?

India

China

the Bahamas in the Caribbean Sea

the southern tip of Africa

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following inventions did Marco Polo see in China?

telegraph

electricity

astrolabe

paper and printing

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Spanish build to protect their colonies in the Americas?

haciendas

castles

presidios

prisons

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