
Age of Exploration
Authored by Melissa Steiner
Social Studies
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes a caravel?
A fast moving ship with triangular sails
A fast moving ship with no sails
A slow-moving ship with lots of sails
A slow-moving ship at the mercy of the wind
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The science of determining a ship's location and the direction it is traveling is called _____.
caravel
navigation
rudder
crusader
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A paddle on the back of the boat or ship that controls its direction is called ____.
merchant
caravel
navigation
rudder
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did technology help start the Age of Exploration?
New technology allowed Europeans to sail further
New technology allowed Europeans to see other oceans
New technology allowed Europeans to find new people
New technology allowed Europeans to build new lives
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who founded the school for navigation in Lisbon, Portugal?
Prince George
Prince Herbert
Prince Louis
Prince Henry
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Bartolomeu Diaz became the first to sail to _____.
the Cape of Good Luck
the Cape of Good Hope
the Cape of Fear
the Cape of Honor
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Treaty of Tordesillas affect exploration?
Italy could only form new colonies in Asia`
France and England had to give up their colonies
Spain claimed the majority of the New World
Portugal claimed the majority of the New World
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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