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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
2.
What was the path called from Africa to the Americas that was used for trading slaves?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Slave Trade Line
c)
Center Passage
d)
The Land Bridge
3.
The journeys of Vasco de Gama, Bartolomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the:
a)
support of exploration by the English monarch.
b)
trade connections established by the Americans.
c)
effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
d)
advancements in sea travel.
4.
What happened to the Inca and Aztec as a result of European expansion?
a)
Barely survived
b)
Thrived
c)
Demise
5.
As a result of the Columbian exchange, which disease wiped out the majority of natives?
a)
Black Plague
b)
Whooping Cough
c)
Smallpox
d)
Measles
6.
What is considered the "New World?"
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
The Americas
d)
Africa
7.
The Italian sailor who explored the Americas for Spain was…
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
8.
Who was the first captain whose crew circumnavigated the globe?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ponce de Leon
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
9.
Triangular Trade was between what three regions?
a)
England: France: Spain
b)
Europe: Africa/Asia: New World
c)
North America: Caribbean: South America
d)
China: Korea: Japan
10.
The trading of ideas, culture, people, goods, and diseases between Europe and the New world came to be known as...
a)
Triangular Trade.
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
the Columbian Exchange.
d)
Mercantilism.
11.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
12.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
13.
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
14.
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortez
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Christopher Columbus
15.
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.
a)
Francisco de Gama
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Franz Ferdinand
d)
Francisco Pizarro
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