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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do archaeologists study?
a)
artifacts
b)
books
c)
videos
d)
interviews
2.
What is an astrolabe used for?
a)
directions
b)
latitude
c)
speed
d)
time
3.
Why did explorers plant flags?
a)
to teach Christianity
b)
to help the natives
c)
to find their way back again
d)
to claim land for their country
4.
Who gave the term "New World" to the Americas.
a)
European Explorers
b)
Natives of the Americas
c)
shipbuilders
d)
spice traders
5.
During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
6.
How does a compass work?
a)
By using Earth's oceans
b)
By using Earth's orbit around the sun
c)
By using Earth's magnetic field
d)
By using latitude
7.
Which new foods came from America?
a)
wheat and rice
b)
apples and pears
c)
spaghetti squash and cucumbers
d)
potatoes and squash
8.
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
a)
eat it as soon as possible
b)
freeze it to store for winter
c)
sell it for money
d)
feed it to animals
9.
What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
a)
to visit holy sites
b)
to live in poverty
c)
to learn about other faiths
d)
to spread their beliefs
10.
What is an archaeologist?
a)
a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures
b)
an early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
c)
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
d)
a person who travels in search of new geographical information
11.
What is an astrolabe?
a)
a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures
b)
an early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
c)
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
d)
the name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas
12.
What is a cash crop?
a)
the name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas
b)
an early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
c)
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
d)
a person who travels in search of new geographical information
13.
What is an explorer?
a)
a scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures
b)
an early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
c)
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
d)
a person who travels in search of new geographical information
14.
What is a "New World"?
a)
the name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas
b)
an early scientific tool used to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars
c)
a crop that is grown in large quantities for sale
d)
a person who travels in search of new geographical information
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