The Age of Exploration

The Age of Exploration

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7th - 10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In 1497, who found a sea route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on the southwestern coast of India?

Henry the Navigator

Diaz

Vasco da Gama

Columbus

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What device helped Europeans navigate the sea using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinated direction?

Steam engine

Compass

Astrolabe

Rudder

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The art and science of making maps is called:

cartography

mapography

quilting

mapology

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What navigation device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel near the coast?

Caravel

Astrolabe

Frigate

Compass

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sponsored the 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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What was traded from the Old World to the New World?

horses and major diseases

pumpkins, zucchinis, and turkeys

cacao and horses

cacao and llamas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

major diseases

horses

potatoes and corn

slaves

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