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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which was the name given to a network of trade routes, led to a search for a water route to Asia: (7-1.1)
a)
Cooper River Bridge 
b)
Bering Strait land bridge
c)
Great Silk Road
d)
Great Wall of China
2.

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Rudder

3.
Which of the following inventions, created by Chinese, contributed most to the European military domination of the foreign nations? (7-1.2)
a)
caravel 
b)
guillotine
c)
compass
d)
gunpowder
4.
Which was an immediate impact of the European ‘Age of Exploration’? (7-1.1)
a)
Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
b)
For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
c)
Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
d)
European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas
5.
Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)
a)
Caravel
b)
Astrolabe 
c)
Frigate
d)
Compass
6.
Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)
a)
Spain 
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
England
7.
A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.
a)
astronomer
b)
cartographer
c)
mapmetician 
d)
physicist
8.
Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
9.
Type of colony that grew in the South Eastern part of the Americas and the Caribbean
a)
Trade
b)
Settlement
c)
Plantation
d)
Essential
10.
The relationship was friendly between the Native Americans and French in what type of colony?
a)
Trade
b)
Swap
c)
Plantation
d)
Settlement
11.
The relationship between Asia and Europe was___________
a)
hostile
b)
respectable
c)
practical
d)
violent
12.
Economic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.
a)
Sea Commerce
b)
Economic Caravels
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Three-port Dollar Route
13.
The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the
a)
End of Days
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Final Destination
d)
End of Freedom
14.
Which country claimed the most territory in the Americas?
a)
England
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Spain
15.
Name of first successful English settlement in America
a)
St. Augustine
b)
Charlestowne
c)
Plymouth Rock
d)
Jamestowne
16.
Large numbers of people come to live in this type of colony and establish a permanent presence
a)
Settler
b)
Residential
c)
Trade
d)
Plantation
17.
A system in which people, rather than governments, own property and make goods
a)
capitalism
b)
money exchange
c)
global interdependence
d)
nationalism
18.
An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
a)
Socialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Militarism
19.

Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia?

a)

Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes.

b)

Harsh weather made the land routes too dangerous.

c)

Rulers of China refused to allow use of the land routes.

d)

Horses and camels were required on the land routes.

20.

For what field of activity were lines of latitude and longitude especially useful?

a)

astronomy

b)

engineering

c)

cartography

d)

bookbinding

21.

Which advance in technology made it easier for explorers to sail through shallow water?

a)

the cannon

b)

the caravel

c)

the compass

d)

the astrolabe

22.

Which product did Portuguese explorers bring back from Africa to Europe?

a)

gold

b)

sugar

c)

horses

d)

bananas

23.

Which food did Spanish explorers introduce to Europe from South America?

a)

olives

b)

wheat

c)

cinnamon

d)

sweet potatoes

24.

What were the main goals of Spanish conquistadors? A. B. C. D.

a)

liberty and jobs

b)

riches and adventure

c)

new believers in their religion

d)

waterways across the continent

25.

Which fact helps explain why the conflict between Hernán Cortés and the Aztecs ended as it did?

a)

The Aztecs had faster horses.

b)

The Spanish lacked a source of food.

c)

The Spanish had the use of gunpowder.

d)

The Aztecs had united their subjects.

26.

Under mercantilism, what did European countries want their colonies to do?

a)

sell to many countries

b)

provide raw materials

c)

send workers to Europe

d)

train workers for Europe

27.
Which category would ECONOMIC motives fall under?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
28.
Which category would RELIGIOUS motives fall under?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
29.
Which category would COMPETITION / ADVENTURE motives fall under?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
30.
Which category of motives is the following an example of:
Merchants, adventurers, and state officials had high hopes of expanding trade, especially for the spices of the East.
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
31.
Which category of motives is the following an example of:
Europeans also had hopes of finding precious metals.
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
32.
Which category of motives is the following an example of:
Many people shared the belief that they must ensure that the natives “are introduced into the holy Catholic faith.”
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
33.
Which category of motives is the following an example of:
A spirit of adventure also played a major role in European expansion.
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
34.
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
35.
What is a conquistador? 
a)
Modern day American soldiers. 
b)
The Viking settlers of the Americas. 
c)
The Spanish explorers, soldiers, and fortune hunters who took part in the conquest of the Americas in the 16th Century. 
36.
The Triangle Trade was.....
a)
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver, and by selling more goods then they bought
b)
An economic situation in which a country sells more goods abroad than it buys from abroad. 
c)
the global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European Colonization of the Americas. 
d)
The transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, Europe, England, the West Indies, and the colonies in the Americas. 
37.
A caravel, an astrolabe, a sextant, and more are all examples of......
a)
Names of explorers
b)
New technological advances in exploration and sailing. 
c)
The names of Columbus's ships. 
d)
Mining tools in South America

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