Age of Discovery EOY Review

When did the Age of Exploration begin?

• 1400s

• 1300s

• 1600s

• 1500s

What was the main reason Europeans wanted to explore?

• Money

• Education

• Religion

• Adventure

Which empire's capture of Constantinople in 1453 affected trade routes?

• Roman Empire

• Mongol Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• British Empire

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

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which two countries agreed to divide up the New World through the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• Netherlands and Portugal

• Germany and Italy

• France and England

• Portugal and Spain

What did Christopher Columbus discover in 1492?

• The New World of the Americas

• The Indian Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean

• The route to India

Which explorer was the first to find a trade route to India by going around Africa?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernan Cortes

• Ferdinand Magellan

What valuable products were brought to Europe through the trade routes?

• Tea and Coffee

• Spices and Silk

• Coal and Iron

• Gold and Silver

Which country surpassed others in terms of the size of their worldwide empire, including the thirteen colonies in the Americas?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Great Britain

• Netherlands

Who completed the first expedition to circle the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Francis Drake

• James Cook

• Ferdinand Magellan