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Age of Explorers

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Never mapped 
a)
trader 
b)
uncharted 
c)
new 
d)
journey
2.
A navigational instrument that uses a telescope and scale to determine latitude and longitude
a)
sextant 
b)
compass 
c)
hammer 
d)
boat 
3.
Discuss the terms of an agreement 
a)
meeting 
b)
monopoly 
c)
negotiate 
d)
mapping 
4.
The reason for taking a specific action
a)
merchant 
b)
negotiation 
c)
monopoly
d)
motive 
5.
A plant used to flavor food 
a)
spice 
b)
butter 
c)
vine 
d)
tree 
6.
Chain of islands 
a)
country 
b)
archipelago 
c)
continent 
d)
Honolulu 
7.
A type of fine pottery 
a)
glass 
b)
paper 
c)
porcelain 
d)
cutlery 
8.
A device that uses a magnetized pointer to show direction
a)
sextant 
b)
ship 
c)
equator
d)
magnetic compass 
9.
Related to the Middle Ages in Europe
a)
medieval 
b)
archipelago 
c)
mission 
d)
diplomats 
10.
Which explorers sailed to or around the Cape of Good Hope?
a)
Cabral 
b)
da Gama 
c)
Dias
d)
all of the above 
11.
Which explorers reached the Americas?
a)
Cabral 
b)
Columbus 
c)
Columbus and Cabral 
d)
Dias 
12.
A group of countries or territories under the control of one government or ruler. 
a)
control 
b)
government 
c)
empire 
d)
boss 
13.
A crop that is grown to be sold
a)
cash crop 
b)
plantation
c)
monopoly 
d)
vegetable 
14.
When a ship's crew rebels against their captains
a)
mutiny 
b)
empire 
c)
league 
d)
immunity 
15.
Something or someone native to a particulur region or environment 
a)
immunity 
b)
fleet 
c)
indigenous 
d)
all of the above 
16.
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses
a)
island 
b)
country 
c)
continent 
d)
isthmus 
17.
Large farm where crops are grown by a large number of workers and then sold by the land owner 
a)
plantation 
b)
cash crop 
c)
plain 
d)
city 
18.
Mapmaker 
a)
sextant 
b)
cartographer
c)
explorer 
d)
teacher 
19.
To steal or take something by force 
a)
rob 
b)
steal 
c)
loot 
d)
take 
20.
The practice of bringing people from a different country to control and settle an area that already has indigenous population. 
a)
journey 
b)
colonization 
c)
discover 
d)
all of the above