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WorksheetsThe Age of Discovery-Expedition VR
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What was the Age of Discovery?
A new show on the Discovery channel.
The period of time when the world was explored by mainly European mariners.
When the US started the NASA program to send astronauts to space.
The period of time when pilots from South America started flight exploration.
What was the last continent to be discovered by Europeans?
Antarctica
Indonesia
Australia
North America
Who discovered Australia and claimed it for England?
Lord Australia
Queen Anne
James Cook
Christopher Columbus
True or False: Magellan completed his circumnavigation of the world and celebrated with a big festival with the King and Queen of Spain.
True
False
Where is Spice Island really located?
Australia
Indonesia
Cuba
Haiti
Where did Columbus insist he was during his voyages (4) exploring North and South America?
China
India
South America
Australia
What did Columbus threaten to steal from the native people in of Cuba?
Corn
Tomatoes
Ships
Moon
What is the route called that Ferdinand Magellan discovered, that is still used today?
Panama Canal
Strait of Magellan
Gulf of Mexico
Suez Canal
Where did Magellan die?
Indonesia
China
India
Spain
Who did Hernan Cortes work for during his teens and early twenties?
Captain Hook
Spanish Settlers
King Ferdinand
Pope Alexander the VI
What did Hernan Cortes make himself during his voyage?
Captain
1st Mate
Governor
Prime Minister
What "accidentaly" killed 3 million Aztecs?
Smallpox
Chickenpox
The Black Plague
Food Poisoning
James Cook was a _________________. He made detailed maps of New Zealand, Hawaii, and the east coast of Australia.
Mapper
artist
cartographer
architect
Why are over 90% of Australian animals found nowhere in the world?
The continent Australia broke away from the rest of the world around 40 million years ago.
They have become extinct.
Australia was created after the other continents formed.
Australia has strict export of animal laws.
What is the name of the people James Cook encountered in Australia?
Cherokee
Paleo-Indian
Aztec
Gweagal
