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SS: Unit 2, Lesson 6 Reasons for Exploration Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vocabulary:

__________ means to travel in order to discover something.

a)

navigation

b)

profit

c)

exploration

d)

technology

e)

political

2.

Vocabulary:

__________ means having to do with government.

a)

navigation

b)

profit

c)

exploration

d)

technology

e)

political

3.

Vocabulary:

__________ means the money that is left after you subtract the costs of running a business.

a)

navigation

b)

profit

c)

exploration

d)

technology

e)

political

4.

Vocabulary:

__________ means the use of knowledge, skills, and tools.

a)

navigation

b)

profit

c)

exploration

d)

technology

e)

political

5.

Vocabulary:

__________ means the science of determining a ship's location and direction.

a)

navigation

b)

profit

c)

exploration

d)

technology

e)

political

6.

What is the name of the group of people who explored 500 years before the Europeans?

(a)  

7.

Europeans wanted to explore in order to find ____________.

a)

Trade routes to Asia

b)

Native Americans in North America

c)

More ships for more travel

d)

Gold to make them rich

8.

(a)   changes allowed for the growth in new countries in Europe.

9.

​Many European (a)   , who buy and sell goods, were interested in trading more easily with people from Asian markets.​

10.

Which of the following were the most important technological improvements for European explorers at this time? (choose all that apply)

a)

Better maps

b)

Improved ships

c)

Irrigation systems

d)

Navigation tools like the astrolabe

e)

Viking helmets with horns

11.

Which of the following are European countries that began exploring the seas around the year 1500?

(choose all that apply)

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

e)

Spain