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Age of Exploration

Authored by Zac MillsParkMS

Social Studies

7th Grade

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Age of Exploration
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer is credited with discovering the New World in 1492?

Vasco da Gama

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Zhang He

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary purpose of the caravel during the Age of Exploration?

To serve as a warship

To transport goods across land

To explore and navigate the open seas

To act as a fishing vessel

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the interconnectedness of the world through trade, culture, and politics?

Navigation

Globalization

Colonization

Industrialization

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first explorer to successfully sail from Europe to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope?

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Zhang He

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Zhang He

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the native peoples encountered by explorers in the New World?

Colonists

Indigenous

Settlers

Navigators

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which technological advancement greatly improved navigation during the Age of Exploration?

The steam engine

The compass

The printing press

The telegraph

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