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WorksheetsCh: 35 The Age of Exploration
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a motive?
a kind of spice from Asia
a tool for making maps
something that causes people to act
a ship that can travel across the ocean
A main motive for European exploration was finding
spices from the Americas
new trade routes to Asia
people who could design better ships
foods that would not spoil on a long voyage
Which of these is an advance in knowledge and technology that led to European exploration?
the desire to spread Christianity
the chance to earn wealth from new lands
improved ship design
merchants who wanted to increase trade
How did advances in cartography lead to European exploration?
caravels made it easier for explorers to sail
compasses helped sailors find direction
better maps made navigation easier
improved weapons helped Europeans conquer native peoples
How did Prince Henry contribute to the Age of Exploration?
he started a school of navigation
he planned many expeditions
he sent expeditions to the west coast of Africa
all of the above
Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa and across the Indian Ocean to reach India?
Bartolomeu Dias
Pedro Cabral
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry
A territory that is under the political and economic control of another country is called
a market economy
a cottage industry
a colony
a nation
What was a negative effect of Portuguese colonization in Brazil?
more people could afford to buy Asian goods
sailors had better navigation tools
Portugal won more territory
native peoples died from European diseases
Columbus sailed west because
Portugal prevented him sailing east
he thought that America lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
a storm sent his expedition off course
he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
Columbus believed he sailed to Asia, but he actually was the first European explorer to
reach the Americas
sail around the world
reach North Africa
sail around South America
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events?
Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases, Columbus's voyages
native people die from diseases, Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages
Spanish settlement, Columbus's voyages, native people die from diseases
Columbus's voyages, Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases
How did Portuguese and Spanish exploration affect people in Africa?
Africans found a sea route around the world
Africans were enslaved and brought to the Americas
Africans sold spices to Portugal and Spain
Africans attended Prince Henry's navigation school
Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés conquered the
Inca Empire
Taino Indians
Aztec Empire
New World Empire
Which of the following statements shows how Europeans viewed the world AFTER the Age of Exploration?
"The only way to Asia is through the desert."
"It is impossible to sail across the ocean."
"America lies between Europe and Asia."
"Colonies are too expensive for nations to support."
Why was there less interest in starting colonies in North America than in regions to the south?
because explorers did not discover gold in North America
because the climate was too cold in North America
because explorers failed to find a route to North America
because rulers did not send explorers to North America
European traders were interested getting which of the following from Native Americans in North America?
furs
silvers
spices
ships
Exploration and trade contributed to the growth of
capitalism
new centers of commerce
the use of money
all of the above
An economic system based on the buying and selling decisions of individuals is called
a cottage industry
a market economy
capitalism
mercantilism
How did exploration change how Europeans worked?
people began working for hire
people began working in factories
people provided for their own needs
none of the above
According to mercantilism, what was the best way to increase a nation's power?
increase the nation's population
send raw materials to colonies
conquer many territories
increase the nation's wealth
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the
Inca Empire
Taino Indians
Aztec Empire
New World Empire
