Age of Exploration Quiz

Who organized a navigation school for sailors, cartographers, and shipbuilders?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer reached the southern tip of Africa, known as the Cape of Good Hope?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Marco Polo

Who led the first naval expedition from Europe to sail to India in 1497-1498?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which explorer led the first expedition to sail completely around the world?

• Ibn Battuta

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Jacques Cartier

What were the 3 G's that motivated exploration?

• Gold, God, Glory

• Gold, Grain, Guns

• Gems, Gold, Geography

• Geography, God, Guns

Who conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

What was the main purpose of the Columbian Exchange?

• To exchange spices

• To exchange gold

• To exchange plants, animals, diseases, and technologies

• To exchange cultural ideas

What tool was used by navigators in the 1400s and 1500s to determine a ship's position?

• Compass

• Sextant

• Telescope

• Astrolabe

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• A treaty to end a war between Spain and Portugal

• A treaty that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal

• A treaty that allowed free trade between Spain and Portugal

• A treaty that established a peace agreement between all European powers

Who was the Venetian merchant famous for his travels in Asia?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci