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WorksheetsExploration
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
2.
How did the printing press impact exploration?
a)
It allowed people to travel against the wind.
b)
It allowed people to take pictures of the journeys they had traveled
c)
It made books more expensive
d)
The printing press allowed more people to learn to read and want to explore.
3.
Which is not one of the "3 G's?"
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
Galantry
4.
What is the benefit of the ship in this picture?
a)
It allowed explorers to be able to sail into the wind
b)
It always pointed North
c)
It could travel faster than all other ships
d)
It had more cargo room
5.
This was the first leader of the first expedition to sail around the globe.
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizzaro
c)
Balboa
d)
Magellen
6.
What was the primary killer of Natvie Americans during the Age of Exploration?
a)
Diseasese
b)
Foreign plants in their forests
c)
Warfare
d)
Poverty
7.
What is the significance of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds
b)
The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there
c)
Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life
d)
Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans
8.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
9.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
Astrolabe
d)
telescope
10.
During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
11.
Conquered the Inca
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francisco Pizarro
12.
Conquered the Aztecs
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Francisco Pizarro
13.
Main motivation for European exploration
a)
the need for Slave labor
b)
God, Gold, Glory
c)
to see if the earth was flat
d)
none of these are correct
14.
The exchange of new goods, resources and ideas between east and west is called...
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangle trade
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
The Exploration Revolution
15.
Goods left markets in Europe and were traded for slaves in Africa. Slaves were traded in the Americas for resources. Resources were brought back to Europe.
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
East/West Exchange
16.
As a result of Triangle Trade, Europeans began selecting slaves based on _____.
a)
Their religion
b)
Their culture
c)
Their race
d)
Their knowledge/skills
17.
Reasons the Spanish easily conquered the Inca and Aztecs include all of the following except...
a)
Diseases
b)
Better weapons
c)
Christianity
d)
Horses
18.
Whose route is shown in this map?
a)
Magellan
b)
de Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Dias
19.
The Spaniards came to the Philippines to spread Catholicism to the Natives.
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
20.
When they arrived in Asia, the Portuguese controlled many trade ports to make money
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
21.
Britain’s power became great when it occupied India, Malaya, Burma and Singapore
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
22.
The Dutch colonized Indonesia because they want to control the spice trade
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
23.
A source that is original, from the time period & a first hand account
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
24.
A Diary
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
25.
A source that was made sometime after the historical event.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
26.
At school we use textbooks to learn about the history? When we use textbooks, what are we using?
a)
Primary Source
b)
Secondary Source
27.
Which of these is NOT an example of a primary source?
a)
Original uniforms worn by soldiers
b)
Diaries written at the time of an event
c)
video of a historical event
d)
A poem about a famous person from your classmate
28.
Your point of view is your ...
a)
Opinion
b)
Perspective
c)
Bias
d)
Purpose
29.
Humanism...
a)
Taught people how to go to heaven.
b)
Focused on the power of people to make lives better.
30.
Being secular means...
a)
Focused on worldly matters
b)
Caring only about going to heaven
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