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WorksheetsThe Age of Exploration
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is an example of a tool that improved navigation and made sea exploration possible?
a)
Telescope
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Atlas
d)
Astrolabe
2.
Why were early maps not very accurate?
a)
One couldn't view the Earth for accuracy
b)
Paper wasn't available
c)
Pencils weren't available
d)
People thought the Earth was flat
3.
Which was NOT a reason explorers were interested in exploring the Americas?
a)
To find a new route to Asia
b)
To claim land for their country
c)
To find gold and other riches
d)
To find weapons
4.
What was the main reason that trade routes began to cross the Sahara Desert?
a)
The Sahara was easy to cross because it was mainly flat land.
b)
People on each side of the Sahara wanted goods from the other side.
c)
Muslim traders knew how to cross the desert quickly.
d)
There was no other place to trade in Africa.
5.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were located in which vegetation region of West Africa?
a)
Savanna
b)
Pine forest
c)
Desert
d)
Rainforest
6.
Which of the following is NOT a way that we learn about the early history of African civilizations?
a)
Oral Histories
b)
Geography
c)
Written Histories
d)
Artifacts
7.
What is a factor that led to the decline and downfall of Western African Empires?
a)
Excellent leadership
b)
Floods
c)
Control over trade
d)
Attacks by outsiders
8.
What was a major factor in the rise and growth of all three empires in West Africa?
a)
Their religion
b)
Their village structure
c)
Their location
d)
Their language
9.
In addition to land, Europeans gained which of the following from coming to the Americas?
a)
New food like tomatoes, corn, pineapples, and potatoes
b)
Horses
c)
A direct route to Asia
d)
Slaves
10.
Which of the following was NOT something brought to North America by the European explorers
a)
Diseases
b)
Corn
c)
Wheels
d)
Horses
11.
Which of the following was NOT something that was exchanged through the Colombian Exchange?
a)
People
b)
Sickness
c)
Money
d)
Good
12.
What was one reason that Europeans brought slaves to North America?
a)
Native American slaves had died from overwork and disease.
b)
They wanted to purchase land.
c)
The African people wanted the freedoms found in America.
d)
They wanted them to take care of their families.
13.
What was another reason why Europeans brought slaves to North America?
a)
They wanted to purchase land.
b)
They needed help mining gold and silver.
c)
The African people wanted the freedoms found in America.
d)
They wanted them to take care of their families.
14.
What was a final reason for why Europeans brought slaves to North America?
a)
They wanted them to take care of their families.
b)
They wanted to purchase land.
c)
The African people wanted the freedoms found in America
d)
They needed workers on the planations.
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