Exploring the Age of Exploration: Key Figures and Events
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Mia Campbell
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History
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6th - 10th Grade
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Hard
05:20
10 questions
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Multiple Choice
What was the primary motivation for European countries to expand and set up colonies in the 1400s?
To find new lands for settlement
To acquire silks and spices from Asia
To spread Christianity
To escape from the Ottoman Empire
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Multiple Choice
Why couldn't Europeans use the Silk Road to get to Asia?
It was too expensive to travel
It was destroyed by natural disasters
The Ottoman Empire had taken control and blocked passage
It was too long and dangerous
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Multiple Choice
What strategy did Europeans adopt to bypass the Ottoman Empire's control over the Silk Road?
They built a new road
They negotiated with the Ottomans
They used a northern route through Russia
They decided to sail around Africa
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Multiple Choice
Which country was the first to explore the western coast of Africa?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
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Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to reach the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu Dias
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