Age of Exploration Year 4 HASS

When was the age of exploration?

• 1900-2000

• 1400-1700

• 1700-1705

• 1400-1500

Why did people set out exploring? What were they looking for?

• New lands

• gold

• new trading routes

• all of these answers

which of these was a great explorer?

• Captain Cook

• Captain Hook

• Captain Blackbeard

• Captain Feathersword

why did many explorers get lost?

• they weren't very good at reading maps

• their GPS didn't work

• maps were very basic

when explorers got lost what often happened?

• they ended up back home

• they were made to walk the plank

• they discovered new lands

• they would end up in China

how did the explorers travel in the age of exploration?

• horseback

• train

• sailing ship

• plane

where did most explorers set out from?

• China and India

• Asia and Europe

• Australia and New Zealand

• America and Africa

Who were the three main powerful countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration?

• Portugal, China and Spain

• England, Ireland and Scotland

• Spain, France England

• France, Holland and China

What was a very real threat to the early explorers?

• pirates

• megladons

• sea dragons

• lightning