WorksheetsAshley & Grace's Game
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What invention did Galileo receive credit for?
a)
Telescope
b)
Microscope
c)
Glasses
d)
Medicine
2.
Who first used the telescope for space?
a)
Kepler
b)
Galileo
c)
Issac Newton
d)
Giordano Bruno
3.
Why is Galileo famous?
a)
He cured the plague
b)
He said the sun was the center of the universe
c)
He stood up to the Pope
d)
He said the Earth was the center of the universe
4.
What does geocentric mean?
a)
The sun is the center of the universe
b)
The Earth is the center of the universe
c)
The poor and the rich are equal
d)
The study of the heavens
5.
Kepler said the planets moved in a _________ pattern.
a)
Random
b)
Square
c)
Circlular
d)
Elliptical
6.
Who came up with the idea of Gravity?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Nicolaus Copernicus
c)
Giordano Bruno
d)
Eratosthenes
7.
Who was the first to purpose life on other planets?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Giordano Bruno
c)
Nicolaus Copernicus
d)
Aristotle
8.
What was Eratosthenes' nickname?
a)
Father of Microbiology
b)
Beta
c)
Defender of Faith
d)
Number Two
9.
Who is known as the Father of Microbiology?
a)
Anton van Leuweenhook
b)
Aristotle
c)
Issac Newton
d)
Da Vinci
10.
Who designed the first microscope?
a)
Anton van Leuweeenhook
b)
Hans Jansen
c)
Zacharias Jansen
d)
Hans and Zacharias Jansen
11.
If the sun is considered to be the center of the universe what is this called?
a)
Alocentric
b)
Suncentric
c)
Geocentric
d)
Heliocentric
12.
Copernicus was the first to publish the idea of what?
a)
The Earth revolved around the sun
b)
The sun revolved around the Earth
c)
There is life on other planets
d)
The printing press
13.
Who was the third son of King John I?
a)
Prince William
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Prince Harry
d)
Prince John
14.
What did Prince Henry do for a living?
a)
Trader
b)
Lawyer
c)
Pirate
d)
Navigator
15.
Who was ordered by the king to sail the southern end of Africa to find a route to Asia?
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Prince Henry
16.
What did King John II rename the cape?
a)
Cape Of Great Faith
b)
Cape Of Good Hope
c)
Cape Cod
d)
Cape of King John II
17.
Which country did Magellan sail for?
a)
Portugal
b)
Brazil
c)
Spain
d)
England
18.
What was the purpose of Vasco de Gama's voyage in 1497?
a)
To pray
b)
To find new land
c)
To convert people to Christianity
d)
To find a new route to travel
19.
What did Pedro Alvarez Cabral discover?
a)
Gold
b)
A new route to China
c)
Brazil
d)
Nigeria
20.
What was the advantage of the rigging on a caravel?
a)
You can have more members on board
b)
You could sail when and where you wanted to
c)
It sailed faster
d)
It never ripped
21.
By the time of Prince Henry’s death, how far had the Portuguese explorers traveled down the coast of Africa?
a)
Brazil
b)
Nigeria
c)
Rio De Janeiro
d)
Sierra Leone
22.
What was the significance of Sagres to the ancient Romans and Greeks?
a)
They believed that is where the world ended
b)
They thought this is where life started
c)
It was a major trade route
d)
It was the richest kingdom.
23.
At its peak, Portugal’s power reached from where to where?
a)
Brazil to Japan
b)
Nigeria to Brazil
c)
Spain to China
d)
England to Italy
24.
What two things were always tied together?
a)
Traveling and Silk Road
b)
Islam and riches
c)
Christianity and exploration
d)
Medicine and Jewish
25.
On Columbus's first voyage did he think the world was flat?
a)
Yes
b)
No
26.
Did Columbus have proof when he attempted to sail to Asia?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.
About how far did Columbus think he was sailing?
a)
2,000 - 3,000 miles
b)
12,000-13,000 miles
c)
500-1,000 miles
d)
30,000- 31,000
28.
What kind of ship was the Santa Maria?
a)
Caravel
b)
Merchant
c)
Flagship
d)
Knarr
29.
What kind of ship was the Nina?
a)
Drakkar
b)
Flagship
c)
Merchant
d)
Caravel
30.
What was the prize if Columbus completed his journey?
a)
Riches of Japan
b)
Took power of the Silk Road
c)
Became King
d)
Riches of Asia
31.
Why was Columbus able to take his voyage? What had just happened?
a)
They lost a major battle
b)
They had won a major war
c)
They won control of the Silk Road
d)
The Queens son died
32.
Who prohibited the sale of Portuguese maps outside of Portugal?
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
King Manuel
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Christopher Columbus
33.
What did the Astrolabe measure?
a)
Altitude of the sun and stars
b)
The distance of Earth
c)
The size of Asia
d)
Depth of the water
34.
How many voyages did Columbus take to the Americas?
a)
7
b)
3
c)
5
d)
4
35.
What was Columbus looking for while on his journeys?
a)
North America
b)
China
c)
Cuba
d)
Africa
36.
Where was Columbus arrested?
a)
Hispanola
b)
Spain
c)
Panama
d)
Cuba
37.
Why did Pinzon steal the Pinta?
a)
To find silver
b)
To find gold
c)
To find copper
d)
To find ivory
38.
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas focus on?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocen
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
39.
How many men did Columbus bring on his 2nd voyage?
a)
100
b)
1,000
c)
1,700
d)
4,000
40.
What ocean did the treaty of Saragossa focus on?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
41.
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Magellan
b)
Columbus
c)
Balboa
d)
Mendez
42.
Compared to viking ships, Columbus's ships were________.
a)
Slower
b)
Faster
c)
Same speed
d)
Easier to control
43.
Columbus learned about the ocean and wind currents in the Atlantic Ocean by sailing north to ___________ and south to ___________.
a)
Spain, Africa
b)
Central America, Portugal
c)
Panama, Cuba
d)
Iceland, Guinea
44.
Who was the first person in Europe to run a school for navigators?
a)
Megellan
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Mendez
d)
Balboa
45.
What did Spain get in the Treaty of Saragossa?
a)
Iceland the Gareat Wall of China
b)
The Silk Road and the Indian Ocean
c)
The Philippines and the Pacific Ocean
d)
The Pacific Ocean and some money
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