The Age of Exploration - Explorer Assessment

The Age of Exploration - Explorer Assessment

5th Grade

30 Qs

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The Age of Exploration - Explorer Assessment

The Age of Exploration - Explorer Assessment

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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In 1497, which Portuguese explorer found a water route to Asia by traveling east around Africa?

Henry the Navigator

Dias

Vasco da Gama

Columbus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that always points to the north?

Steam Engine

Compass

Astrolabe

Rudder

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

horses and major diseases

squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

cocoa and horses

cocoa and llamas

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

to entrust

to connect

court

conquerors

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

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In 1534, what French explorer sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France? He also started the settlement of Montreal!

La Salle

Jacques Cartier

Amerigo Vespucci

Magellan

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

What is the movement of people, plants, and animals from the old world to the new world called?

The Great Exchange

The Columbus Effect

The Great Expedition

The Columbian Exchange

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