Exploration Quizizz

Exploration Quizizz

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Exploration Quizizz

Exploration Quizizz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Name the explorer that sailed into the Bahama Islands in 1492 on three ships while thinking he landed on the shores of the country of India.

Vasco de Gama

Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson

Robert de La Salle

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What wast the period of time called that officially began in the early 15th century and lasted until the 17th century. This period is thought of as a time when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of trading partners, new goods, and new trade routes. In addition, some explorers set sail to simply learn more about the world.

Scientific Revolution

Absolutism

The Renaissance

The Age of Exploration

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

How many natives from Africa were shipped when sailing to the Americas? 

Over 10 million

5 Million

1 Billion

10,000

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What parts of the world contributed to the Middle Passage?

New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Italy

New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Russia

New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), Africa

New World (Americas), Old World (Europe), India

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Portuguese navigator, he commanded an expedition that was the first to travel across the world (1480-1521)

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson

Vasco de Gama

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

was an Italian explorer and the first guy to finally realize that Cabot and Columbus were NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land. America was named after him. On his voyages I was looking for gold to take back to Spain.

Balboa

Amerigo Vespucci

Vasco de Gama

Robert de la Salle

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What were the three goals that explorers tried to accomplish when setting out to explore? This was also known as the "3 G's"

God, Gold, Gama

God, Gold, Silver

God, Gold, Glory

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