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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Francisco Pizarro
This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.
Vasco De Gama
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Black Beard
This explorer was famous for failing. Tried to find North America via a Northern Route. He explored the Canadian Coastline
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco de Gama
John Cabot
This Explorer was the first to sail to India, brought back spices.
Vasco de Gama
Bartholomew Dias
John Cabot
Hernan Cortez
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.
Francisco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Franz Ferdinand
Francisco Pizarro
This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
Bartholomew Dias
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco de Gama
The New World was named after this explorer.
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
The Long Journey
The Long Passage
The Middle Journey
If you were to draw a line that connected Africa to America to Europe what shape would you make?
A rhododendron
An Oval
A Square
A Triangle
A mercantile-based economy heavily focuses on imports and exports, this is called:
Balance of Trade
Mercantilism
Exchange Economy
The Emancipation of the Proletariate
The middle passage was a long journey where over 20% died along the way due to inhumane travel conditions.
False
True
The African Slave Trade devastated West African cities economically and politically.
True
False
While Cortez and his men were aided buy guns, and horses, it was the disease (a)
Machu Picchu was....
A religious village on top of a Mountain, built by the Aztec.
An Incan phrase for, "Salutations!"
An elaborate calendar designed by the Maya.
A religious village on top of a Mountain, built by the Inca
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan had man made rivers for transportation called.....
Lockes
Lagoons
Canals.
Lambaste
If an African tribe refused to work with Europeans....(Select All that Apply)
Other tribes would unite in aid of defense.
The tribe may become enslaved itself.
Other tribes that worked with Europeans may enslave the rebellious tribe.
The tribe would not be bothered with after the refused at least 3 times.
The New World Is the ______________(s)
The Americas
The world after WWII
Europe, Asia, Africa.
The best song in the movie Aladdin.
