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Age of Exploration Quiz

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European group to reach North American (Canada) in 1001?

a)

The Portuguese

b)

The Vikings

c)

The Spanish

2.

Where did Alvar Nuñuez Cabeza De Vaca FIRST land in the United States?

a)

Canada

b)

Florida

c)

Mexico

d)

Texas

3.

What country was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Portugal

d)

England

4.

What did Prince Henry the Navigator create a school for?

a)

Reading, writing and Arithmetic Music, art and acting

b)

Navigation, sailing and map making

c)

weapon making, and battle strategies

d)

Music, art and acting

5.

What was the name of the improved ship that Portugal invented to explore?

a)

Caravel

b)

Cruise Ship

c)

Long boat

d)

Titanic

6.

What was one negative consequence during the "Age of Exploration ?

a)

Too many boats on

the water caused pollution

b)

The spread of slavery throughout European countries

c)

There were too many maps

7.

Who was the first person to sail to India?

(a)  

8.

What helped Portugal to explore via the Ocean?

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9.

Why do people explore?

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