Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

6th Grade

20 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following was not a reason that the new ship, the caravel, helped make the Age of Exploration so successful?

It was twice the speed of galley ships.

It had more room for cargo.

It was large and heavy.

It needed fewer people for the crew

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which explorer died (along with most of his crew) before the rest of his crew finished a journey around the world for the first time?

Coumbus

Magellan

de Gama

de Leon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which country was the first to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia?

Portugal

Spain

Holland

England

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Spices from Asia were prized by people of Europe in order to preserve and improve their ______.

food

wares

health

clothing

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions?

Prince Henry the Navigator

King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I

King John

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which explorer discovered what is today Florida while searching for the fountain of youth?

Columbus

Magellan

de Gama

de Leon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Henry the Navigator’s explorers accomplished all the following achievements except _____.

mapping the coast of Africa

attending his navigation school

naming the Pacific Ocean

reaching the Canary Islands

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