Age of Exploration Quiz

Age of Exploration Quiz

7th Grade

10 Qs

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Age of Exploration Quiz

Age of Exploration Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main motive for European interest in world exploration during the 15th century?

To find new trade routes to Asia

To discover new continents

To spread Christianity

To establish new colonies

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Renaissance period known for?

Inward spiritual focus

Decline of trade

Lack of interest in geography

Rediscovery of ancient civilizations

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who founded a school of navigation near the European continent's tip to teach new methods of seafaring?

Henry the Navigator

Ferdinand Magellan

Christopher Columbus

Amerigo Vespucci

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the most unfortunate consequences of the early Portuguese explorations?

Rebirth of the slave trade

Discovery of new continents

Spread of Christianity

Establishment of new trade routes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first European to reach the new world?

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Amerigo Vespucci

John Cabot

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Amerigo Vespucci come to believe after his explorations along the coast of the Caribbean Sea?

He had failed in his explorations

He had discovered a new continent

He had reached Asia

He had found a new trade route

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Ferdinand Magellan name the ocean he discovered after passing through the Straits of Mela?

Indian Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

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