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Age of Exploration - Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the "Age of Exploration"?

a)

A time when European countries explored the rest of the world searching for land, goods, and trading partners

b)

A world war

c)

A time when people in the America's came over to conquer Europe

d)

A time when spices and gold were banned from use

2.

Which country was not involved in the Age of Exploration?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Russia

3.

What was the name of the road that people traveled to get to Asia for trading?

a)

The Silk Road

b)

the Interstate

c)

The land bridge

d)

The Super Highway

4.

What were the 3 G's?

a)

Gold, Gravy, Germans

b)

God, Grace, Gravity

c)

Gold, God, Glory

d)

Glory, Gumption, Gravity

5.

Which explorer supposedly searched for the Fountain of Youth?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

John Cabot

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

6.

Which explorer searched for the Northwest Passage?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

c)

John Cabot

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

7.

Which explorer attempted to sail around the world?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

John Cabot

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

8.

Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

John Cabot

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

9.
Triangular sails that allowed ships to sail into the wind
a)
Lateen 
b)
Wingsails
c)
Kite Sails
d)
Caravel 
10.

This invention used the Earth's magnetic poles and always points North.

a)

Compass

b)

Lateen sail

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Caravel

11.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
12.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
13.

Who was in charge of the ship on voyages?

a)

Lieutenant

b)

Captain

c)

Boatswain

d)

Sailors

14.

Who was the lifeblood of the crew?

a)

Lieutenant

b)

Captain

c)

Boatswain

d)

Sailors

15.

What was called the "Scourge of the Seas"?

a)

Small pox

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Cabin fever

d)

Scurvy

16.

What was considered the most severe crime at sea?

a)

Going overboard

b)

Stealing food

c)

Mutiny

d)

Not doing your work

17.

Which statement best defines the Columbian Exchange?

a)

the trade of culture, language, plants, and animals between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians

b)

the passing of germs from European to American Indians that resulted in epidemics

c)

a slave trade between Europeans and Africans that financed Columbus's voyages.

d)

the passage of European officials across the Atlantic to fill new positions in colonial governments

18.
Which continents are part of the New World?
a)
Europe, Asia, Africa
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States and Russia
19.
Which continents are part of the Old World?
a)
Europe, Africa, Asia
b)
North America & South America
c)
Australia & Antarctica
d)
the United States & Russia
20.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

21.
How did potatoes and corn help Europeans?
a)
Increased their life spans and health
b)
Lowered their life spans and health
22.

What animal, introduced by the Europeans changed life for the Native American Indians? (Helped travel and farming)

a)

pigs

b)

chickens

c)

horses

d)

cows

23.

Coffee came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)

b)

The New World (The Americas)

24.

Wheat came from....

a)

The Old World

b)

The New World

25.

Potatoes came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)

b)

The New World (Americas)

26.

Tobacco came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)

b)

The New World

27.

Pigs came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)

b)

The New World (Americas)

28.

Beans came from...

a)

The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)

b)

The New World (Americas)

29.

The Columbian Exchange has led to __________ biodiversity on the globe.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

the same

30.

The exchange in crops led to a worldwide ______________________.

a)

communication boom

b)

population increase

c)

famine

d)

shortage in food