Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

9th Grade

20 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

He proved once and for all that the earth is round

His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas

He opened up a new trade route to Asia

He was the greatest mapmaker of his time

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic?

The desire for riches and power

Devotion to the Spanish King and Queen

His interest in geography

The chance to explore new territories

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

To sail around the globe is called

circumstance
circumnavigate
circumference
circumven

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What country sponsored John Cabot's expedition?

Spain
Italy
England
America

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

Spain

Portugal

France

England

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

Why was Prince Henry known as “the Navigator?”

Henry owned a globe when many people thought the world was flat.

helped unlock the secrets of Africa

he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa.

Henry believed that Africa was not infinite and that if his sailors could circumnavigate the continent;

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

Bartholomeu Dias proved that it was possible to

find a water route to India.

travel from Portugal to India.

circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”

create the most sophisticated maps of their time.

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