Age of Explorers

Age of Explorers

7th - 10th Grade

15 Qs

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Age of Explorers

Age of Explorers

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History

7th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

Henry the Navigator

Dias

Vasco da Gama

Columbus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

Steam Engine

Compass

Astrolabe

Rudder

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The art and science of map making is called:

cartography
mapography
quilting
mapology

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

Caravel

Astrolabe

Frigate

Compass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

Prince Henry the Navigator

Queen Isabella

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

horses and major diseases

squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

cocoa and horses

cocoa and llamas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

major diseases

horses

potatoes and corn

slaves

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