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Age of Exploration Test Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an incentive for Europeans to explore the world?

a)

to convert people to Christianity

b)

to find gold and silver

c)

to obtain spices from Asia

d)

to spread Islam

2.

What two technological advancements aided the Europeans in their exploration of the New World?

a)

improved ship designs and the seed drill

b)

the telescope and the microscope

c)

the compass and the smelting furnace

d)

improved ship designs and navigational tools

3.

England created most of its North American colonies in what region?

a)

East Coast

b)

Mississippi River Valley

c)

West Coast

d)

Yucatan Peninsula

4.

Who was the first person to lead a voyage that went all the way around the world?

a)

Pedro Cabral

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Francis Drake

5.

Which three countries led European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

a)

Belgium, Greece and Poland

b)

Ireland, Norway and Denmark

c)

Russia, Italy and Germany

d)

Portugal, Spain and England

6.

Europeans wanted to find water routes to Asia. Which Portuguese explorer was the first to do this by sailing around the tip of Africa then to India?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Francis Drake

7.

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

a)

Spain / Pizzaro and Cortez

b)

England / Sir Francis Drake

c)

Portugal / Vasco da Gama

d)

Spain / John Cabot

8.

This map shows the exploration routes of two European nations. For what were these countries searching?

a)

an advanced civilization with whom they could share technology

b)

a water route to Asia to make trading quicker and easier

c)

new plants that could be made into medicines

d)

the perfect territory on which to establish a new nation

9.

According to the map, which country explored present day Florida in the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

10.

According to the map, which country explored what is known as present day Quebec in Canada?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

11.

To begin his voyage, Ferdinand Magellan...

a)

left Spain and headed east.

b)

did not leave from Spain.

c)

left Spain and headed west.

d)

left Spain and headed north.

12.

Which European country claimed land in Mexico and Peru by conquering the Aztecs and Incans?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

13.

Despite never establishing strong trade with the New World, how did Spain gain wealth throughout the 1600s?

a)

the capture of gold from Native Americans

b)

the sale of Native Americans as slaves

c)

the conquering of the salt trade in Africa

d)

the establishment of the Anglican Church

14.

In order to sail to the New World, European explorers had to cross the…

a)

Pacific Ocean.

b)

Atlantic Ocean.

c)

Indian Ocean.

d)

Arctic Ocean.

15.

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to discover Brazil and claim the land for his country?

a)

Pedro Cabral

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

16.

Which explorer from Venice sparked the Age of Exploration during the 12th Century?

a)

Leif Eriksson

b)

Marco Polo

c)

John Cabot

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

17.
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugual
18.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
19.
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
20.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
21.
What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all search for?
a)
the Fountain of Youth
b)
the Indies
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
the Cities of Gold
22.
Which explorer claimed for Holland much of what  is now the state of New York?
a)
Hudson
b)
Balboa
c)
De Soto
d)
Coronado
23.
How did Hudson's last voyage end?
a)
He found the Northwest passage.
b)
His crew mutinied; setting him adrift at sea.
c)
He returned broke.
d)
He set up trade routes. 
24.

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Rudder

25.

In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

a)

Henry the Navigator

b)

Dias

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Columbus

26.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
27.

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Frigate

d)

Compass

28.

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

29.

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

a)

horses and major diseases

b)

squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

c)

cocoa and horses

d)

cocoa and llamas

30.

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

a)

major diseases

b)

horses

c)

potatoes and corn

d)

slaves

31.
How did diseases impact the New World?
a)
They didn't
b)
They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
c)
They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
d)
They helped the natives beat the Spanish
32.

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

a)

to entrust

b)

to connect

c)

court

d)

conquerors

33.

What was the motivation for exploration?

a)

Write a book about it

b)

Gold, God, Glory

c)

Land, food, water

d)

Position in the government

34.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother country gains power by exporting more goods than they import.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

A theory that global wars that start over money so countries should avoid it.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

35.
Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?
a)
God
b)
Gas
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
36.
Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia 
c)
Bahamas 
d)
New York
37.
What is an astrolabe? 
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
b)
A small, fast ship. 
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
d)
None of the above. 
38.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
a)
racism
b)
colony
c)
mercantalism
d)
ethnocentric
39.
How did many Native Americans die during the Exploration?
a)
They died from war.
b)
The conquistadors starved them
c)
Smallpox and other diseases
d)
Drowning in ships
40.

The map describes the trade route that transferred people and goods to the New World

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

This explorer traveled to Asia and brought back spices and other treasures. He sparked an interest in trading and exploration

a)

Verrazano

b)

De Soto

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Columbus

42.

Identify the Italian explorer who saw the Outer Banks of North Carolina

a)

Verrazano

b)

De Soto

c)

Columbus

d)

Hudson

43.

The New World was made up of (the):

a)

Americas

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

44.

What was a result of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The one way transfer of plants (crops), animals, and microbes (diseases) from the Old World

b)

The two way transfer of plants (crops), animals, and microbes (diseases) from Europe and Asia

c)

The two way transfer of plants (crops), animals, and microbes (diseases) from the Old World and New World

d)

The one way transfer of plants (crops), animals, and microbes (diseases) from the New World

45.

The Triangular Trade began in European nations, which included:

a)

Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, etc.

b)

Germany, Ireland, Scotland, etc.

c)

Norway, Denmark, Sweden, etc.

d)

France, Britain, Russia, Spain, etc.

46.

The three major parts of the Triangular Trade route (3 answers)

a)

Europe to West Africa - finished products sent to Africa

b)

Europe to Americas - raw materials were given to make finished products

c)

West Africa to Americas - this is called the Middle Passage

d)

West Africa to Europe - slaves travelled this route

e)

Americas to Europe - raw materials were transferred to Europe

47.

Most explorers were initially looking for ________ on their expeditions

a)

New exports

b)

Silver

c)

New trade routes

d)

Better food sources

48.

An immediate result of the Age of Exploration includes the:

a)

Influence of European nations spreading to the Western Hemisphere

b)

Influence of European nations spreading to Asia

c)

Influence of the Western Hemisphere spreading to Europe

d)

Influence of Africa spreading to European nations

49.

The trade route between Europe and Asia. Europeans tried to bypass this route by sending explorers

a)

Cotton Road

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Silk Road

d)

Middle Passage

50.

Identify the trade route between Europe and Asia. Europe tried to bypass this route by sending explorers

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Silk Road

c)

Middle Passage

d)

Columbian Exchange

51.

The Trans-Atlantic trade route that united the new and old worlds bringing slavery and settlers to America was called:

a)

Silk Road

b)

Circular Trade

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Triangular Trade

52.

The explorer that sailed to India

a)

Magellen

b)

Columbus

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Vasco de Gama

53.

The process of shipping goods out of one country into another country is known as:

a)

exports

b)

imports

c)

new trade routes

d)

prime delivery

54.

Magellan's crew circumnavigated the world. What does circumnavigate mean?

a)

Travel around the world two times

b)

Travel to a new country

c)

Travel around the world

d)

Travel to a new continent

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