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WorksheetsThe Age of Exploration!
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Approximately when did European begin to sail to and explore India and China?
1200s
early 1700s
late 1400s
pre-Islamic era
The person most responsible for advances in sailing was...
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Henry the Navigator
Christopher Colombus
The two leading sailing powers in the 1500s were...
Spain
Portugal
Poland
France
Mexico
Bartolomeu Dias is best known for...
sailing around the coast of Africa.
circumnavigating the world.
discovering Indian spices.
teaching courses on sailing.
The first *person whose boat sailed completely around the world was... (*he died before the end of the voyage)
da Gama
Vesppuci
Henry the Navigator
Magellan
Which was NOT a major motivation for European explorers?
To spread Christianity.
To become wealthy.
To write a book about their adventures.
To become famous.
Which two of the following were important technological improvements?
Compass
Steam engine
Astrolabe
Abacus
What was the type of ship developed by the Portuguese?
(a)
The reason that Europeans turned to water routes as a means of trade was...
To test out their new ships.
They wanted to meet all the famous kings and emperors that they had heard about.
To have direct assess to goods.
It was so much more fun that walking across the desert in a caravan.
Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?
The Portuguese.
The Spanish.
The Chinese.
The Vikings.
The Packers.
