Age of Exploration & Columbian Exchange

Age of Exploration & Columbian Exchange

9th Grade

33 Qs

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Age of Exploration & Columbian Exchange

Age of Exploration & Columbian Exchange

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Prince Henry of Portugal is considered one of the most important maritime figures in the Age of Exploration. What does maritime mean?

things related to a journey

things involving the sea/ocean

things related to exploration

things related to marriage and weddings

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Portuguese designed faster ships during the 1400s. There were called

caravels

longboats

canoes

astrolabes

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Many skilled and experienced sailors considered the expeditions along the western coast of West Africa very dangerous. Europeans referred to the waters south of Cape Bojador as: The Sea of Darkness. Why?

strong currents

stormy weather

shallow waters

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of Prince Henry's expeditions were to _____.

Africa
Norway
USA
Spain

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A _____ is a person who studies and makes maps.

cartographer

navigator

geographer

mathematician

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is this?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Sailors were able to use this and the stars to figure out where they were and where they should go

astrolabe

caravel

observatory

marine

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