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The Age of Exploration Introduction

The Age of Exploration Introduction

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Social Studies

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8th Grade

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Easy

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Julie Vaughn

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the first Europeans to discover North America?

Columbus

Vikings

Romans

Greeks

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Viking Age?

500-800 AD

800-1050 AD

1050-1300 AD

1300-1500 AD

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which areas did the Vikings explore according to historians?

Only Scandinavia

Britain, Ireland, France, and parts of Africa

Only North America

Only Asia

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of Canada did the Vikings colonize?

Ontario

Newfoundland

Quebec

British Columbia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the knarr?

War

Exploration

Trade

Fishing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which centuries did the Age of Exploration occur?

15th to 17th centuries

12th to 14th centuries

18th to 20th centuries

10th to 12th centuries

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which countries were involved in sending explorers during the Age of Exploration?

Britain, Spain, Portugal, France

Italy, Germany, Russia, Greece

Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland

China, Japan, India, Korea

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