wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

The Age of Exploration

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Europeans began exploring the world because they wanted to:
a)
gain riches from Asia like silk and spices
b)
prove that the world was flat
c)
discover a New World
d)
All of these are true
2.
An instrument that helps sailors find their latitude is a(n):
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravel
d)
Lateen
3.
A triangular sail is known as a(n):
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Caravel
c)
Lateen
d)
Rudder
4.
Ships that made long distance ocean voyages possible were:
a)
Caravels
b)
Astrolabes
c)
Titanics
d)
Voyagers
5.
The motivation to explore for Europeans included:
a)
the desire to spread their religion
b)
the need to move to a new continent
c)
the need to build new and better ships
d)
All of these
6.
The goal of Columbus's first voyage was to:
a)
Go around Africa to Asia
b)
Find the New World
c)
Conquer the Aztec Empire
d)
Get to Asia by sailing West across the Atlantic
7.
The first explorer to sail around Africa to Asia was:
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Henry Hudson
8.
This chart represents the: 
a)
Age of Exploration
b)
The European Plan of Attack
c)
 Route of Columbus's First Voyage
d)
Columbian Exchange
9.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
10.
What is one problem early European explorers faced?
a)
They had too much money. 
b)
The journeys were completely safe.
c)
They lacked technology.
d)
They needed wider ships. 
11.

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

12.

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

a)

horses and major diseases

b)

squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

c)

cocoa and horses

d)

cocoa and llamas

13.

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

a)

major diseases

b)

horses

c)

potatoes and corn

d)

slaves

14.
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
15.

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

a)

to entrust

b)

to connect

c)

court

d)

conquerors

16.

What was the motivation for exploration?

a)

Write a book about it

b)

Gold, God, Glory

c)

Land, food, water

d)

Position in the government

17.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother country gains power by exporting more goods than they import.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

A theory that global wars that start over money so countries should avoid it.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

18.

Japan responded to European exploration by introducing what policy?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Closed Country

c)

Open Country

d)

Free Trade

19.

Zheng He was from

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

India

20.

How many voyages did Zheng He take part in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

6

21.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
22.
The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Daimyo
d)
Samurai
23.

The main aim of the Spanish Armada was to achieve what?

a)

To remove Elizabeth from the throne and make England a Catholic country once again.

b)

To remove Elizabeth from the throne and make England Protestant

c)

To remove Elizabeth from the throne and replace with Mary, Queen of Scots

d)

To remove Elizabeth from the throne and make Philip the King of England

24.

Why was the "new" continent named after Amerigo Vespucci?

a)

He was the first European to find North America

b)

He was the first European to sail to the other side of the continent.

c)

He realized that the continent was not part of Asia.

d)

He was the king of Italy who sent explorers to find new land.

25.
1st to sail around the world
a)
Magellan
b)
Eriksson
c)
Columbus
d)
LaSalle
26.

What group was conquered by Cortes

a)

Maya

b)

Inca

c)

Anasazi

d)

Aztecs

27.

Who was the leader of the Aztecs

a)

Montezuma

b)

Sapa Inca

c)

Technoctitlan

d)

Pizzaro

28.

A tool that used mirrors to measure angles in the sky

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Sextant

c)

Expedition

29.

Trading corporation for Netherlands - controlled markets and resources of colonies.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Old World

c)

Dutch East India Company

d)

Spice Islands

30.

The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas.

a)

Old World

b)

New World

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Mercantilism

Similar Resources on Wayground

UH I Benua dan Negara

25 questions

UH I Benua dan Negara

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Test 1- Business Marketing

25 questions

Test 1- Business Marketing

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 9th Grade

PG Interaksi antar ruang dan negara asean

25 questions

PG Interaksi antar ruang dan negara asean

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th - 12th Grade

AP 9 Quiz 4 3rd Quarter

25 questions

AP 9 Quiz 4 3rd Quarter

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

PH PPKN KEDAULATAN NEGARA

25 questions

PH PPKN KEDAULATAN NEGARA

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Persian Empire

25 questions

Persian Empire

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade - University

Romulus and Remus

25 questions

Romulus and Remus

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University

Greece Geography Map

25 questions

Greece Geography Map

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade - University