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"Age of Exploration"

Authored by Nikki Parks

Social Studies

7th Grade

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"Age of Exploration"
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these tools helped sailors know what their position was on Earth?

Lateen sails

Compass

Astrolabe

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of these was favored by explorers because they were speedy and had large cargo holds?

Caravel

Cruise ship

Rowboat

Tugboat

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tool has a magnetic needle that showed navigators which direction they were traveling in?

Astrolabe

Compass

Quadrant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer sailed west in an attempt to reach Asia more quickly, but arrived in the Americas instead?

Drake

Magellan

Da Gama

Columbus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

Cabot

Da Gama

Dias

Magellan

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which way did Portuguese Prince Henry want explorers to try to get to Asia?

By going around South America

By going down the Silk Road

By going around Africa

By going west towards Australia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why could European traders no longer use the Silk Road?

It was under construction

It was dangerous and controlled by the Ottoman Empire

It wasn't scenic enough for Prince Henry

It was too fast of a route

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