WorksheetsAge of Exploration Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who started a school for navigation and helped to explore the coast of Africa?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Queen Isabella
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492?
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Whose crew circumnavigated (went all the way around) the Earth?
Marco Polo
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the main way early explorers knew where they were going ?
celestial navigation
GPS
Mapquest
What are some negative effects of the Age of Exploration?
Diseases
Slavery
Both
One of the greatest inventions of the Renaissance was the
Printing Press
The Tesla
Compass
Columbus thought he landed in Asia but he landed in the
Bahamas
Africa
The Americas
Who were actually the first Europeans to make it to the New World and settle there?
Vikings
Portuguese
Prince Henry
The trading route that Marco Polo and others used to trade goods with Asia?
The Trading Way
The Silk Road
Marco's Marketplace
What ships allowed explorers to navigate more easily?
Caravels
Gundalows
Row boats
The Age of Exploration led the way for the modern, _______________ world we live in today.
easy
interdependent
comfortable
What is one thing Europeans wanted to trade with Asia?
Potatoes
Spices
Jewels
What food might be found on board an explorer's ship?
Steak and fries
Oatmeal with weevils
Many fresh fruits and vegetables
What tool helped navigators measure the height of objects in the sky?
astrolabe
caravel
microscope
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Cortez
Pizarro
Marco Polo
How long did it take Magellan's crew to make it around the world?
1 month
1 year
3 years
Which explorer reached the tip of Africa in 1487?
Bartholomew Diaz
John Cabot
