WorksheetsExpansion and Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What time period is classified as the era of Exploration and Expansion?
a)
1400-1700
b)
1400-1800
c)
1500-1700
d)
1500-1800
2.
Who were the first 2 countries to take the lead in sea exploration?
a)
England and France
b)
Portugal and Spain
c)
Spain and France
d)
Portugal and Brazil
3.
Europeans had to travel by sea to get to Asia because___________ were blocking them on land
a)
Ottoman Turks
b)
Russians
c)
Bolsheviks
d)
Bohemians
4.
This was a smaller, faster ship used in this time
a)
Caravel
b)
Lateen
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Cartography
5.
This is the name for map making
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Caravel
c)
Cartography
d)
Illustrations
6.
What country was Prince Henry the Navigator from?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
7.
This person executed on their voyage around the World
a)
Dias
b)
de Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Magellan
8.
He was sent by England to explore the coast of New England
a)
de Gama
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
Cabot
9.
He is credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe
a)
Magellan
b)
Columbus
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Dias
10.
Columbus first landed in the Americas in
a)
1483
b)
1492
c)
1497
d)
1503
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