Age of Exploration Quiz

What is a monarchy?

• A government where one person is the “monarch,” or leader.

• A type of currency used for trading

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A tool used for navigation

What are trade routes?

• A series of roads or paths that are used to move cargo for buying and selling.

• A type of government ruled by a single leader

• A type of disease that spread during exploration

• A type of food exchanged during the Columbian Exchange

What is an astrolabe?

• A tool used for navigation

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A type of government ruled by a single leader

• A type of currency used for trading

What are diseases?

• An illness that can cause pain, parts of the body to stop working, or death.

• A type of government ruled by a single leader

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A tool used for navigation

Who were the indigenous people?

• People that lived and owned the land before explorers discovered the land and claimed the land.

• Explorers who discovered new lands

• People who traded goods during exploration

• People who built the caravel ships

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of goods, ideas, and people around the world that began with early exploration.

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A tool used for navigation

• A type of government ruled by a single leader

What were the reasons for exploration?

• To find gold, share religion, find land, and get spices.

• To spread diseases

• To trade with other countries and establish new governments

• To vacation

When did exploration occur?

• 15th to 17th century

• 10th to 12th century

• 5th to 8th century

• 18th to 20th century

What were the effects of exploration?

• New land was found, technology improved, Columbian Exchange, new knowledge and culture, diseases came to the new world and killed natives, Atlantic Slave Trade

• No significant effects

• Only positive effects

• Only negative effects

What technology did early explorers use?

• Astrolabe, Caravel, Telescope, Compass

• Smartphones and computers

• Steam engines and airplanes

• Electricity and internet