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WorksheetsAge of European Discovery
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
A likely reason Columbus wanted to explore was
He liked to travel.
The king and queen of Portugal asked him to conduct an exploration.
He secretly believed the world really was flat and wanted to prove it.
He wanted to find a faster trading route to the Indies.
What would you say is the best answer about the "Age of Discovery"?
The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years.
The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very wealthy.
The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.
The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.
What is a likely reason European countries wanted to establish colonies in the New World?
Colonies would firmly establish their presence in the New World.
Colonies would keep other European countries from trying to claim the land.
Colonies would keep problems with American Indians in the area to a minimum.
All of the above.
To avoid conflict Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of (a) .
Brazil in South America was explored by the (a) .
The two countries that initiated the expeditions for the first times were ______ and _______.
(a)
95% of Africa was colonized by _______ and ______.
(a)
The earliest colonies of Britain were established in (a) .
Who was the first explorer to tell Europeans about the goods you can get from China
Vasco Da Gama
Bartholomew Dias
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
In 1453, who fought and took control of Constantinople from the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The British Empire
The French Empire
The Spanish Empire
Who was the first explorer to sail from Portugal to India
Bartholomew Diaz
Vasco Da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Why did people from Europe (Europeans) want to go to countries in the east (Asia)
They were fighting a war
They wanted to trade for spices and silk
They wanted to capture the Asians
They liked to travel
The silk road is one road that connects Europe to Asia
True
False
To travel for the purpose of discovery.
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
The act of someone taking over an area and settling there.
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
The area taken over then becomes a ___________________.
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
Jane goes to Colorado to see if she thinks she would like living there. She comes back to Texas and thinks about it for a while. Is this an example of exploration or colonization?
exploration
colonization
The area taken over then becomes a ___________________.
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
The act of colonizing.
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
