WorksheetsUnit 10: The Age of Exploration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins
Which of the following best explained why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration?
They wanted to find new trade routes.
They wanted to conquer new lands.
They wanted to spread Islam.
They wanted to test new navigational tools.
The art and science of map making is called:
cartography
mapography
quilting
mapology
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
compass
caravel
astrolabe
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
navigation ship
caravel
astrolabe
compass
In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________.
love
demarcation
money
people
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
How did Prince Henry of Portugal contribute to the Age of Exploration?
He invented the astrolabe so explorers could sail further into the ocean.
He was the first to sail around Africa leading to a trade route by water to India.
He developed a school of navigation that prepared future explorers with the necessary skills.
He was the first European to discover the New World leading to wave of explorers looking to wealth.
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
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Which country was the leader in exploration?
Spain
Portugal
Germany
England
Which European country did NOT claim territory in North America?
Spain
Italy
England
France
Name of first successful English settlement in America
St. Augustine
Charlestowne
Plymouth Rock
Jamestowne
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
Socialism
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Militarism
Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?
New European citizens
Finished products
Religious converts
Raw materials
What system allowed Spanish colonists to demand labor from Native Americans?
mercantilism
encomienda
colonization
exploration
What is the swollen bleeding gums due to lack of vitamin C?
small pox
chicken pox
Alzheimer's
scurvy
In the Spanish empire, these were mixed Spanish and Native Americans near the bottom of the colonial class
system.
Creoles
Mestizo
Mulattos
Natives
Leif Eriksson
Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
First European to make it to North America
Which of the following was NOT an advantage Conquistadors had when defeating the Inca and Aztec Empires?
Horses
Metal armor
Better weapons
Larger armies
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
England
France
Spain
Portugual
