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Age of Exploration

Authored by Michael Adams

Social Studies

10th Grade

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Age of Exploration
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Age of Exploration also called?

The Age of Discovery

The Renaissance

The Conquest

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What took place at the same time as the Age of Exploration?

World War I

The Renaissance

The Enlightenment

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of Europeans exploring?

to experience adventure

to make money

to gain fame

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were trade routes important?

The routes helped protect from pirates who would attack their ships

They brought in expensive products like silk and spices

They offered smoother waters to sail in

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did some expeditions become rich?

They found gold and silver

They found land and established colonies

They grew crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Henry the Navigator begin the Age of Exploration?

He discovered America

He found new trade routes to Asia

He sent out ships to explore and map the west coast of Africa

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean?

Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus

English explorer Francis Drake

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