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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
2.
To study the past, an archaeologist specialized in learning from
a)
artifacts
b)
books
3.
Why did European Explorers come to the Americas?
a)
to gain land and wealth for their country
b)
to fight the American Indians
4.
Which of the following tools was used by European explorers to help navigate?
a)
astrolabe
b)
flag
5.
Which of the following was a motivation for European Exploration?
a)
To become friends with American Indians
b)
To find a route to Asia
6.
'New World' was a name given to the Americas by
a)
American Indians
b)
European Explorers
7.
Why did explorers plant flags?
a)
to teach Christianity
b)
to claim land for their country
8.
What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
a)
to learn about other faiths
b)
to spread their religious beliefs
9.
Which foods came from Americas?
a)
Wheat & Rice
b)
Potatoes & Squash
10.
Why did many AI die from contagious diseases?
a)
they did not have technology of gunpowder or swords
b)
they were exposed for the 1st time to some kinds of sicknesses
11.
What did Juan Ponce de Leon look for?
a)
Fountain of Youth
b)
A shortcut to Asia
12.
Who did Hernan Cortes fight against?
a)
The Aztecs in Mexico
b)
The Incas in South America
13.
Which explorer was born in Italy but sailed for Spain?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
14.
Which explorer had 3 major waterways named after him? The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
15.
The 3 G's
Describes the major motivations for Europeans to explore the New World? What are the 3 G's?
Describes the major motivations for Europeans to explore the New World? What are the 3 G's?
a)
Gold God Power
b)
Gold God Glory
16.
Explorers wanted to find gold and get rich. Which G is described?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
17.
Explorers wanted to claim new lands for their country to get more power. Which G is described?
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Glory
18.
The flow of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and Europe. Animals and crops from one side of the Atlantic were introduced to the other side. Sailors also brought ideas from one land to another. What is being described?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Idea Exchange
c)
Fair Trade
d)
Columbian Exchange
19.
A settlement is a
a)
small, newly built community
b)
group of people who travel together
20.
The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of
a)
freedom to practice their religion
b)
good farmland and fishing
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