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WorksheetsAge of Exploration: Quiz #1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he explored? Pick the best 2 answers!
Slaves to bring back to Europe
Spices and teas
North America
A fast sailing route to Asia by sailing west
What was 1 negative result for "The New World" because of the Columbian Exchange? (pick 1 answer)
Pollution and garbage began to collect all over the The New World.
Diseases brought by the Europeans killed millions of Carribbean and North American natives.
Native animals became extinct due to over-hunting.
What is the movement of people, plants, animals and germs in either direction across the Atlantic Ocean following the voyages of Christopher Columbus called?
The Great Exchange
The Columbus Effect
The Great Expedition
The Columbian Exchange
European explorers began exploring the world because they wanted to:
Gain riches from Asia like silk and spices and discover
Prove that the world was flat
To the discover the Native-Americans because they knew that they were there
All of the above.
Which country funded or gave money to Christopher Columbus for his voyage to the "New World."
Portugal
Spain
Italy
England
Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.
It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere
The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration
The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.
What is the belief in cultural superiority?
Believing your own culture is better than any other culture
Belief in all cultures being equal to one another
Feeling that your own culture is not as important as another
Believing there is one world culture
Which country first introduced European diseases to American Indians
England
France
Spain
Portagul
When thinking about the Age of Exploration the phrase "New World" refers to which part of the world?
Africa, Asia, Europe
North America and South America
Africa, Antarctica, Australia
None of these
Horses are native to the "Old World" or the "New World?"
Old World
New World
