WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The transfer of finished goods, resources, and people between Africa, the Americas, and Europe is known as
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Crusades
c)
The Columbian Exchange
d)
Mercantilism
2.
Catholic _______________ converted many Native Americans, as well as people in China, Japan, and the Philippines.
a)
Explorers
b)
Missionaries
c)
Conquistadors
3.
Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
4.
Who is the explorer from whom America got its name?
a)
Cabot
b)
Vespucci
c)
Da Gama
5.
The goals of the Age of Exploration were…
a)
To expand world ideas.
b)
To acquire goods.
c)
To Spread Christianity.
d)
All of the above.
6.
Which is an example of a tool that improved navigation and made sea exploration possible?
a)
Telescope
b)
Aqueducts
c)
Atlas
d)
Astrolabe
7.
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
8.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
9.
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.
10.
Examine the map; why do you think the countries of Spain, Portugal, France, and the United Kingdom were best suited for exploration during the time?
a)
These countries were surrounded by the sea which made exploration easier
b)
These countries had the most money to spend on expensive voyages
c)
These countries wanted to find religious freedom in the New World
d)
These countries were trying to escape the spread of Asian rule
11.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
12.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Vasco da Gama
13.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Sir Francis Drake
14.
Which of the following was NOT a motivating force of early exploration?
a)
Economic
b)
Disease
c)
Competition
d)
Religion.
15.
1492, sailing for Spain even though he was Italian, he thought he had found the East Indies (in Asia) so when he met the people in the Caribbean Islands he called them Indians.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Juan Ponce De Leon
d)
Jaques Cartier
16.
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugual
17.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
18.
Who was the Americas named after?
a)
Giovanni Cabato
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Henry Hudson
19.
Where did Christopher Columbus believed he had landed in 1492?
a)
Europe
b)
Indies
c)
South Africa
20.
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
a)
the Dutch
b)
the English
c)
the Spanish
d)
the Vikings
21.
What was the name of the time period in the 1500s when European explorers started searching for new lands?
a)
Explor-a-rama
b)
The Age of Exploration
c)
The Age of New Discovery
22.
What does circumnavigate mean?
a)
To move the sails in a circular motion
b)
To use circles to locate key areas on a map.
c)
To travel in a circle from one area and back
d)
To travel completely around the earth
23.
These were all reasons that Europeans set out to explore EXCEPT:
a)
curiosity
b)
adventure
c)
glory for their country
d)
to help native Americans
24.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
25.
This was a fast, highly maneuverable ship developed by Prince Henry the Navigator. It became the most widely used ship of the era.
a)
Man O' War
b)
Caravel
c)
Corsair
d)
Frigate
26.
Which was NOT a result of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Slavery finally ended in the New World after the Columbian Exchange
b)
80% of the Native American population perished due to European disease
c)
Exchanging of new foods and crops between the Old and New worlds
d)
Spread of religion to the natives, especially Christianity
27.
The "New World " was considered to be the continents of...
a)
North and South America
b)
Europe, Africa, and Asia
c)
Australia and Canada
d)
Asia and South America
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