Discovering America
Authored by Katelyn Hodges
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A series of events that led to the birth of modern science; it lasted from about 1540 to 1700
Scientific Revolution
New World
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Method
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was a lasting effect of the Scientific Revolution?
Using experiments to test religious beliefs
Relying on religion to explain the natural world
Using logic to test new scientific equipment
Relying on the scientific method to test an idea
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the Western Hemisphere, made up of North and South America
Scientific Revolution
New World
Circumnavigate
Christopher Columbus
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To go all the way around
Scientific Revolution
New World
Rotate
Circumnavigate
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an Italian explorer who led several transatlantic voyages for Spain. He landed in the New World in 1492
Vasco De Gama
Vasco De Nunez
Christopher Columbus
Ponce De Leon
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did European leaders start sending explorers on voyages of discovery?
To establish new colonies
To find new lands to settle
To find an all-water route to Asia
To establish trading posts in Africa
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CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.5.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Spanish defeat powerful empires in the Americas?
By using slaves
With a larger army
With stronger ships
By using better weapons
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
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