WorksheetsWhy Explore Project by Mason and Braden
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did civilizations first start trading?
a)
5000 years ago
b)
4000 years ago
c)
3000 years ago
d)
2000 years ago
2.
What was the first Spanish colony?
a)
Dallas
b)
Hispaniola
c)
St. Augustine
d)
San Salvador
3.
When did the first long-distance trade happen?
a)
1232
b)
Around 1500 b.c.
c)
Around 3000 b.c.
d)
Around 500 b.c.
4.
Who was the first major Mediterranean trade country for copper?
a)
France
b)
Cyprus
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
5.
What was the most efficient way for trade or travel?
a)
Carriage
b)
Horse
c)
Camel
d)
Boat
6.
What did China mainly trade?
a)
Spices
b)
Jade
c)
Silk
d)
All of the above
7.
Where were the most effective trade routes?
a)
River
b)
Oceans
c)
Land
d)
All of the above
8.
Who became the first person to travel all the way around the globe?
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
William Jomez
d)
John Cabot
9.
What was used to calculate distance traveled by sea?
a)
A log was thrown overboard and they counted how long it took to get from one point to another
b)
Guessing
c)
A map
d)
None of the above
10.
Why did people explore the old world?
a)
Land
b)
Trade routes
c)
To have a greater knowledge of the world
d)
all of above
11.
Was long distance trade-
a)
Fast and dangerous
b)
Fast and safe
c)
Slow and dangerous
d)
Slow and safe
12.
What was China, Japan, and India called in the old world?
a)
Asia
b)
The Indes
c)
Europe
d)
The Middle East
13.
Who funded most of the explorations in the old world?
a)
The king or ruler
b)
The person in charge of the voyage
c)
The people
d)
All of the above
14.
The first long-distance trade was between
a)
China and Eygpt
b)
America and Spain
c)
France and India
d)
Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley
15.
Long-distance trade was mostly limited to-
a)
Spices
b)
Textiles
c)
Precious metals
d)
All of the above
16.
Phoenicia became a big trade area because of
a)
Oak wood
b)
Birch wood
c)
Cedar wood
d)
Acacia wood
17.
Britian became a big trade area because of
a)
Gold
b)
Iron
c)
diamond
d)
Tin
18.
The domestication of _______ helped transport on land
a)
Horses
b)
Llamas
c)
camels
d)
Donkeys
19.
What was one of the waterways that were used for transportation?
a)
The Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
The Euphrates
d)
All of the above
20.
Which of the places were a pit-stop or caravan-to-port area?
a)
Shangh
b)
Rome
c)
Greece
d)
Rome and Greece
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