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Unit 9: Age of Exploration

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
2.
Europeans wanted to find which of the following to expand trade with the East 
a)
precious metals
b)
water
c)
fur
d)
lumber
3.
From whom did the Europeans acquire technology?
a)
French
b)
Africans
c)
Arabs
d)
Indians
4.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
5.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
6.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
7.
Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan 
8.
In which direction did the Spanish sail?
a)
East
b)
North
c)
West
d)
South
9.
What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?
a)
sponsored his exploration
b)
married him
c)
made him royalty
10.
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
a)
to entrust
b)
to connect
c)
court
d)
conquerors
11.
Two things that conquistadors had that the Native Americans did not: horses and _______
a)
families
b)
gold
c)
guns
d)
land
12.
The Portuguese had a major issue in trying to reach Asia by water. What was it?
a)
England
b)
Magic Islands
c)
They didn't have boats. 
d)
Africa
13.
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
a)
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
b)
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
c)
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
d)
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
14.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
15.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
16.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
17.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
18.
What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)
a)
Balboa
b)
Cabot
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
19.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

20.

This explorer was looking for a Northwest Passage to India while sailing for England, and he navigated the New England coastline of America.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

John Cabot

21.

This Explorer was the first to establish an Indian trade route by sailing south around the Cape of Good Hope.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortez

22.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

23.

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

a)

Francisco de Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Francisco Pizarro

24.

This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

a)

Bartholomew Dias

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Vasco de Gama

25.

A German mapmaker named the New World, "America" because of this famous explorer.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

26.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

27.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

28.

If you were to draw a line that connected Africa to America to Europe what shape would you make?

a)

A rhododendron

b)

An Oval

c)

A Square

d)

A Triangle

29.

The African Slave Trade devastated West African cities economically and politically.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Diseases like smallpox had a negative impact on Native American populations.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

The Americas

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

32.

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

a)

It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

b)

The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

c)

The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

d)

The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

33.
These were all reasons that Europeans set out to explore EXCEPT:
a)
curiosity
b)
adventure
c)
glory for their country
d)
to help native Americans
34.

When did Columbus make his first voyage to the New World?

a)

1492 AD

b)

1492 BC

c)

1606 AD

d)

1606 BC

35.

What came from the New World? (select all that apply)

a)

Maize (Corn)

b)

Potatoes

c)

Tomatoes

d)

Turkeys

e)

Cocoa (Chocolate)

36.

What came from the Old World? (select all that apply)

a)

Diseases like smallpox, measles, malaria, and influenza

b)

Sweet Potatoes, Vanilla, Peanuts, Pineapple, and Tobacco

c)

Livestock like Cattle, Sheep, Horses, and Pigs

d)

Grains like Wheat, Barley, and Oats

e)

Fruits like Peaches, Pears, and Bananas

37.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

38.

Turkeys are native to.....

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

The Americas

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

39.

Squash came from.....

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World ( Americas)

40.

coffee came from

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World (The Americas)

41.

Wheat came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

42.

grapes came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia)

b)

The New World (Americas)

43.

pumpkins came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

44.

Bananas came from...

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

45.

Cows came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

46.

Guinea Pigs came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

47.

potatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

48.

tomatoes came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

49.

Pigs came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

50.

Europeans brought _________________ which killed 90% of the population

a)

tobacco

b)

onions

c)

oranges

d)

disease

51.

House cats and rats came from

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World (Americas)

52.

the exchange of tobacco, sugar cane and the death from disease led to

a)

many deaths

b)

a larger population

c)

more money for luxuries

d)

slavery

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