Age of Exploration Quiz

Identify three trade networks that existed before the Age of Exploration.

• Atlantic trade routes
• Mesoamerican trade networks
• Northwest Passage trade routes
• Silk Road, Trans-Saharan trade routes, Indian Ocean trade network

Which bodies of water acted as barriers to interconnectedness between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres before the Age of Exploration?

• Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

What was the Age of Exploration?

• A time of peace and stability in Europe.
• The period of the Industrial Revolution.
• A phase of technological stagnation in the 14th century.
• A period of European global exploration from the late 15th to early 17th century.

What does the term turning point mean in a historical context?

• A significant event that leads to major change in history.
• A period of time with no significant changes.
• A term used to describe a geographical location.
• A minor event that has little impact on history.

What does the word indigenous mean?

• Belonging to a specific culture
• Originating from a historical event
• Commonly found in urban areas
• Native to a particular region or environment.

What is a conquistador?

• A conquistador is a Spanish dish made with rice.
• A conquistador is a Spanish or Portuguese conqueror or explorer.
• A conquistador is a native American leader.
• A conquistador is a type of Spanish dance.

What is a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose called?

Who was exploring during the Age of Exploration?

• Asian merchants

• African explorers like Marco Polo

• Native American tribes
• European explorers like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama.

What were explorers exploring during the Age of Exploration?

• New agricultural techniques, Mapping the stars

• New trade routes, lands, resources, and spreading Christianity.
• Exploring the ocean depths, new governments

• Mapping the stars

Since the 700s, what was the relationship between Muslims and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula?

• The relationship was marked by conflict and coexistence, with periods of cultural exchange and military confrontations.
• The relationship was solely peaceful with no conflicts.
• Muslims and Christians were completely isolated from each other.
• There was a unified Christian rule over the entire Iberian Peninsula.