Age of Exploration Discoveries and Tools

Age of Exploration Discoveries and Tools

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Geography, Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video discusses the Age of Exploration, highlighting the importance of trade with Asia for Europeans and the need for sea routes due to Arab control of land routes. Portugal and Spain led the exploration efforts, with notable explorers like Bartholomew Diaz, who reached the Cape of Good Hope, Christopher Columbus, who discovered the New World, Vasco da Gama, who found a sea route to India, and Ferdinand Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. The video also covers the navigation instruments used by sailors, such as maps, compasses, quadrants, and astrolabes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was trade with Asia crucial for Europeans during the Age of Exploration?

To find new lands for settlement

To obtain cloth and spices

To acquire gold and silver

To spread Christianity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two countries led the way in discovering new sea routes during the Age of Exploration?

Netherlands and Belgium

Portugal and Spain

Italy and Germany

France and England

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the Portuguese prince that initiated voyages for profit?

Prince Philip

Prince Edward

Prince Henry

Prince Charles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant discovery did Bartholomew Diaz make in 1488?

The New World

The Cape of Good Hope

The Pacific Ocean

A sea route to India

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer set out to find a sea route to the east but ended up discovering the New World?

John Cabot

Ferdinand Magellan

Vasco da Gama

Christopher Columbus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Vasco da Gama's major achievement during his voyage?

Discovering the New World

Reaching India by sea

Finding the Northwest Passage

Circumnavigating the globe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which explorer was the first to sail around the world?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Bartholomew Diaz

Ferdinand Magellan

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