G5_SS_Ch_12 : Age of Exploration

‘Age of Exploration’ is also known as __________.

• a) Age of Voyage

• b) Age of New Lands

• c) Age of Good Hope

• d) Age of Discovery

____________ was the explorer who proved that Earth is round.

• a) Thomas Cook

• b) Christopher Columbus

• c) Ferdinand Magellan

• d) Vasco da Gama

Cape of Good Hope is located near the __________.

• a) Southern tip of Australia

• b) Southern tip of Asia

• c) Southern tip of Africa

• d) Southern tip of Antarctica

Who discovered the New World?

• a) Ferdinand Magellan

• b) Christopher Columbus

• c) Vasco da Gama

• d) Bartolomeu Dias

Which of the following is the image of a strait?

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Bartolomeu Dias was a _________ in the court of King of Portugal.

• a) minister

• b) treasurer

• c) knight

• d) craftsman

_________ opened up a new sea route for Europeans to trade with East Africa and India.

• a) Vasco da Gama

• b) Bartolomeu Dias

• c) Ferdinand Magellan

• d) Christopher Columbus

Study the sea route in the given map carefully. Which of the following explorer’s voyage is represented in the map?

• a) Ferdinand Magellan

• b) Christopher Columbus

• c) Vasco da Gama

• d) Bartolomeu Dias

_________ was the first person to sail directly from Europe to India.

• a) Vasco da Gama

• b) Bartolomeu Dias

• c) Christopher Columbus

• d) Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama was a __________ voyager

• a) Portugese

• b) Spanish

• c) Turkish

• d) British