Age of Exploration Review
Authored by Allison Klingbeil
History, Social Studies
5th - 9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 10 pts
What technology invented by the Greeks allowed sailors to navigate using the position of the stars?
Astrolabe
Magnetic Compass
Cartography
Caravel
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?
to build wealth
to conquer the Indians
to colonize France
to find potatoes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is considered the "New World?"
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?
to find safe water routes to faraway places
to allow their ships to sail against the wind
to increase the speed of their ships
to make updated maps of the seas
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?
He proved once and for all that the earth is round
His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas
He opened up a new trade route to Asia
He was the greatest mapmaker of his time
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