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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tool that told sailors how far north or south of the equator they had sailed.

a)

Magnetic compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Maps

2.

Who were the first explorers?

a)

Vikings

b)

British

c)

Portuguese

3.

Who helped the Portuguese reach India and began trading important spices?

a)

George Washington

b)

Hector Cortez

c)

Vasco da Gama

4.

Why was Christopher Columbus trying to sail West?

a)

He wanted to discover America.

b)

He wanted to find a new route to Asia.

c)

He was just bored.

5.

Who was really the first European to travel to North America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

A Viking named Leif Ericsson

c)

George Washington

6.

Why did most Spanish Conquistadors travel to the newly discovered Americas?

a)

Gold and Glory

b)

To make the world a better place

c)

They were bored and wanted adventure

7.

A settlement or area far from the country that rules it.

a)

Colony

b)

Town

c)

City

8.

What happened to the Natives in North America when Europeans came to settle?

a)

Almost all of them died

b)

They were allowed to live with them

c)

They were forced to work for the Europeans

d)

They were forced to leave their homes

9.

A movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and even disease between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.

a)

Native American Trade

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Sea Trade

10.

Besides the Native Americans being effected during the Columbian Exchanged, what other groups of people were effected?

a)

African populations

b)

Swedish populations

c)

Antarctic populations