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Exploration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name

Class

Date

How did the compass and astrolabe help sailors?

by helping sailors navigate and find their way home

by showing them which type of ship was best

by improving the steering of ships

by helping ships sail faster

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

Asian spices

curiosity

spread their religion

convert more people to Islam

What is Columbus known for?

finding a sea route to Asia

sailing around the world

accidentally discovering the Americas

discovering Brazil

Which explorer led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe?

Ferdinand Magellan

Henry Hudson

Vasco da Gama

Jacques Cartier

Spanish soldiers and explorers who led military expeditions in the Americas and conquered land for Spain.

Colonies

Cortes

Joint-stock

Conquistadors

Segment of the forced journey that captured Africans made from Africa to America throughout the 1600's; it consisted of the dangerous trip across the Atlantic Ocean; many slaves perished on this segment of the journey.

Caravel

Pizarro

Triangular Trade

Middle Passage

The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.

Columbian Exchange

Middle Passage

Capitalism

Colonization

Which of the following was NOT an invention that helped explorers sail faster, safer and farther?

caravel

compass

astrolabe

hydrant

Native Americans accidentally received these from European explorers. They proved to be deadly.

tomatoes

onions

horses

diseases

10.

Which picture shows the Columbian Exchange?

11.

What is a caravel?

12.

Which picture represents the Middle Passage?

13.

Which of the following are the three G's of Exploration? (Choose all that apply)

God

Gold

Glory

Grace

Greed

14.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Countries in the 'Old World' were coming to the 'New World' for Wealth and Economic Gain"

God

Glory

Gold

15.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Nationalism and desire for gold pushed people to want fame and power for their homeland."

God

Glory

Gold

16.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the 'New World.' "

God

Glory

Gold

17.

Whose route is shown in this map?

Magellan

de Gama

Columbus

Dias

18.

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

Asian spices

curiosity

spread their religion

convert more people to Islam

19.

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.

They wanted to practice their navigating skills.

They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.

They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

20.

Enslavement, land taken away, death, and war were -

Effects of exploration on Native Americans

Social reasons for exploration

Effects of expedition to Asia

Spanish exploration of France

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Exploration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

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