Age of Exploration quiz- Yellow

What did Vasco da Gama bring back from India?

• Gold

• Spices

• Silk

• Tea

What did Christopher Columbus think he found when he landed in the Caribbean?

• America

• India

• China

• Australia

What was the Age of Exploration?

• A time when people explored space

• A period from 1418 to 1620 when Europeans explored new lands

• A time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth

• A period when the internet was invented

Why did European countries want to explore new lands?

• To find new friends

• To get to Asia faster and trade spices

• To build bigger houses

• To learn new languages

Which country did Vasco da Gama reach in 1497?

• China

• India

• Brazil

• Australia

What did explorers use to help them know where to go?

• Telescopes

• Compasses

• Binoculars

• Maps of the moon

What was one of the big changes during the Age of Exploration?

• The invention of the computer

• New crops, animals, and ideas were introduced

• The discovery of electricity

• The building of the Great Wall of China

Who claimed land in Canada for England?

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What did Christopher Columbus think he had found when he landed in the Caribbean?

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

What was a reason some explorers wanted to explore new lands?

• To become famous

• To find new pets

• To build castles

• To learn to dance