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WorksheetsAGE OF EXPLORATION
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
3.
Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?
a)
to convert people to Christianity
b)
to learn about new lands and people
c)
to obtain spices from Asia
d)
to develop new technologies
4.
Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except
a)
build an observatory for sailors.
b)
go on voyages to Asia and Africa.
c)
open a navigation school for sailors.
d)
pay people to sail on voyages.
5.
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
a)
the Dutch
b)
the English
c)
the Spanish
d)
the Vikings
6.
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
7.
Columbus believed he had landed in......
a)
China
b)
India
c)
South America
d)
Africa
8.
Which is not part of the Old World?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
South America
9.
When did the Columbian Exchange take place?
a)
Before 1492
b)
During the European Dark Ages
c)
After WW2
d)
After 1492
10.
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
11.
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
a)
major diseases
b)
horses
c)
potatoes and corn
d)
slaves
12.
Ferdinand Magellan
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
13.
Christopher Columbus
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
14.
Hernan Cortes
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Known for conquering the Aztecs
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
Known for conquering the Incas
15.
Vasco Da Gama
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
16.
Leif Eriksson
a)
Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
17.
In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?
a)
They died from starvation
b)
They died from disease
c)
They died from battle
d)
They died from poor nutrition
18.
Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?
a)
Don't click here, its not the correct answer.
b)
Nor is this option. Keep reading.
c)
Try again. Select this and you will be wrong.
d)
They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases
19.
Explain how Caravel helped begin the Age of Exploration.
a)
These mapmakers used their skills to produced more accurate maps to help explorers better navigate
b)
This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.
c)
These ships were advanced for their time becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.
20.
Which one of the following is NOT a reason that helps explain why it was better for Europeans to bypass (go around) the Middle Men.
a)
Europeans could buy items for a cheaper price
b)
Europeans could quickly get to Asia going around the Middle Men
c)
Europeans could buy ANY item offered for sale in Asia
d)
Europeans could buy as much of any item
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