
Age of Exploration Vocab Quiz
Authored by Zakary Rosychuk
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which instrument was invented in 1342 to measure the altitude of the Pole star?
Back-Staff
Astrolabe
Cross-Staff
Compass
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to circumnavigate?
To measure the altitude of the Sun
To travel completely around something
To find the direction a ship is sailing
To calculate latitude
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which instrument is used for finding the direction a ship is sailing?
Astrolabe
Compass
Cross-Staff
Back-Staff
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which instrument was used to determine latitude by measuring the altitude of the Sun?
Compass
Back-Staff
Cross-Staff
Astrolabe
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does navigation involve?
Traveling completely around something
Determining the course, position, and distance traveled by a ship
Measuring the altitude of the Sun
Finding the direction a ship is sailing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of a compass?
To measure the altitude of the Sun
To find the direction a ship is sailing
To calculate latitude
To travel completely around something
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a quipu?
A type of ship
A form of communication using knotted strings
An explorer of the Silk Road
A method of expansionism
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