WorksheetsStudies Weekly Week 23: Age of Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2mins
Which of the following was not a reason that the new ship, the caravel, helped make the Age of Exploration so successful?
It was twice the speed of galley ships
It had more room for cargo
It was large and heavy
It needed fewer people for the crew
Which of the following was a real danger for sailors
storms that might sink ships
running out of food and water
getting lost
all of these were real dangers
Which explorer died (along with most of his crew) before the rest of his crew finished his circumnavigation of the globe?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Ponce de Leon
Which country was the first to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia?
Portugal
Spain
Holland
England
Spices from Asia were prized by people of Europe in order to preserve and improve their _____?
food
wares
health
clothing
Who gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions?
Prince Henry the Navigator
King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I
King John
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Which explorer discovered what is today Florida while searching for the fountain of youth?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Ponce de Leon
Henry the Navigator's explorers accomplished all the following except ________.
mapping the coast of Africa
attending his navigation school
naming the Pacific Ocean
reaching he Canary Islands
Explorers from France claimed land in what is now ______.
Braxil
the Hudson River
Canada
the Indies
Sailors often died from a disease called scurvy because they did not have enough ______.
fresh water
fruits and vegetables
dried biscuits
salted beef, fish and pork
