WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
2.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
3.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
4.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
5.
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
a)
artifacts
b)
books
c)
interviews
d)
videos
6.
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
a)
sell it for money
b)
feed it to animals
c)
eat it as soon as possible
d)
freeze it to store for winter
7.
What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?
a)
to build wealth
b)
to conquer the Indians
c)
to colonize France
d)
to find potatoes
8.
What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to become healthier and better fed.
a)
squash
b)
potatoes
c)
corn
d)
peanuts
9.
What is considered the "New World?"
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
The Americas
d)
Africa
10.
Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?
a)
to find safe water routes to faraway places
b)
to allow their ships to sail against the wind
c)
to increase the speed of their ships
d)
to make updated maps of the seas
11.
A settlement is a
a)
town whose residents agree to govern themselves
b)
place ruled by another country.
c)
small, newly built community.
d)
group of people who travel together.
12.
What delayed Captain John White’s return to Roanoke?
a)
a trip to another settlement
b)
a war between England and Spain
c)
a need to raise money to repair ships
d)
a jail sentence for his actions in Virginia
13.
Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?
a)
John White could not find his way back to it
b)
Everyone went back to England.
c)
It lost a contest with Jamestown.
d)
All the settlers disappeared.
14.
What was a problem with the original site of Jamestown?
a)
It was wet land with bad water.
b)
It was high in the hills.
c)
It was too rocky to farm
d)
It was too near the American Indians
15.
A person who settles in a colony
a)
conquistador
b)
colonist
c)
pilgrim
d)
pioneer
16.
The first settlers to arrive at Plymouth came in search of
a)
freedom to practice their religion.
b)
independence from England.
c)
natural riches such as gold.
d)
good farmland and fishing
17.
Compared with Jamestown and Plymouth, the Roanoke settlement was
a)
earlier.
b)
larger.
c)
wealthier.
d)
longer lasting.
18.
Why was the first winter so hard for the Plymouth Pilgrim Settlement?
a)
mosquitoes
b)
bad water
c)
indian attacks
d)
freezing temperatures
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