NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"To sail around the world" =
a)
inculmintation
b)
circumnavigation
c)
push factors
d)
completion of travel
2.
What was the pattern of trade that connected Europe, Africa, and the American continents called?
a)
Golden Age
b)
triangular trade
c)
slave trade
d)
Middle Passage
3.
Why did European nations begin colonizing other lands?
a)
God, Power, Gold
b)
Gold, Resources, Fame
c)
Glory, Power, Money
d)
God, Glory, Gold
4.
Which route represents the path taken by the European explorer Christopher Columbus?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Prince Henry the Navigator
6.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
7.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
b)
A small, fast ship.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
None of the above.
8.
What is a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship.
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North.
d)
All of the above.
9.
The voyages of European exploration during the 15th and 16th centuries were made possible MAINLY by
a)
the Protestant Reformation.
b)
the success of The Crusades.
c)
better navigational technologies
d)
a desire to prove the Earth was round.
10.
The desire for spices and other trade goods was a direct cause of
a)
American expansion into Africa and Asia.
b)
Asian expansion into the Americas and Europe.
c)
African exploration of the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
d)
European exploration and colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
11.
What would have been the MOST common European language found in the area in red?
a)
Spainish
b)
English
c)
Dutch
d)
French
12.
The area in green (dark) is home to what European language?
a)
Spainish
b)
English
c)
French
d)
Portugese
13.
Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
14.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
15.
What nations could afford exploration?
a)
Spain, Italy, France, England, the Netherlands
b)
Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands
c)
Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France
d)
Spain, England, France, Portugal, and Britain.
16.
Who were the people responsible for making new and more accurate maps?
a)
Cartographers
b)
Kings
c)
Sextants
d)
Astrolabes
17.
Which is not considered a motive for Exploration?
a)
Finding an all water route to Asia
b)
To make more money by finding new markets to trade with
c)
Seeking new products not available in their country (making more money)
d)
Giving up land so weaker countries could get stronger.
18.
_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Alfonso de Albuquerque
19.
This Portuguese explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who was he?
a)
Robert La Salle
b)
Bartholomeu Diaz
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
20.
What country is credited for finding the Americas first?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
Portugal
21.
What did Captain Cook name the first colony of Australia?
a)
New Tansmania
b)
New Britain
c)
South Cockney
d)
New South Whales
22.
In 1770, Captain James Cook arrived in Australia. He claimed Australia for which European country?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
England
23.
Which was a reason the British wanted to start a colony in Australia?
a)
to have religious freedom
b)
to use it as a penal colony
c)
to reduce population in London
d)
to expand trade in China
24.
Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.
a)
Africa
b)
New Netherland
c)
Canada
d)
New Zealand
25.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in what part of the Western Hemisphere?
a)
South America
b)
Central America
c)
Florida Peninsula
d)
Caribbean islands
26.
Which three continents were part of the triangle trade?
a)
France, Africa, the Americas
b)
The Americas, Europe, Africa
c)
Australia, Antartica, Africa
d)
Africa, Europe, Middle East
27.
Who were the first European colonists in Australia?
a)
Farmers
b)
Missionaries
c)
Prisoners
d)
Fishermen
28.
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia?
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
James Cook
c)
Arthur Phillip
d)
Matthew Flinders
29.
Who was the captain of the First Fleet that went to Australia?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Arthur Phillip
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Mr. Terrell
Reset
