WorksheetsAge of Exploration - Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins
What was the "Age of Exploration"?
A time when European countries explored the rest of the world searching for land, goods, and trading partners
A world war
A time when people in the America's came over to conquer Europe
A time when spices and gold were banned from use
Which country was not involved in the Age of Exploration?
Spain
France
Portugal
Russia
What was the name of the road that people traveled to get to Asia for trading?
The Silk Road
the Interstate
The land bridge
The Super Highway
What were the 3 G's?
Gold, Gravy, Germans
God, Grace, Gravity
Gold, God, Glory
Glory, Gumption, Gravity
Which explorer supposedly searched for the Fountain of Youth?
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer searched for the Northwest Passage?
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer attempted to sail around the world?
Jacques Cartier
Hernan Cortes
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Which explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Jacques Cartier
Hernan Cortes
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
This invention used the Earth's magnetic poles and always points North.
Compass
Lateen sail
Astrolabe
Caravel
Who was in charge of the ship on voyages?
Lieutenant
Captain
Boatswain
Sailors
Who was the lifeblood of the crew?
Lieutenant
Captain
Boatswain
Sailors
What was called the "Scourge of the Seas"?
Small pox
Pneumonia
Cabin fever
Scurvy
What was considered the most severe crime at sea?
Going overboard
Stealing food
Mutiny
Not doing your work
Which statement best defines the Columbian Exchange?
the trade of culture, language, plants, and animals between Europeans, Africans, and American Indians
the passing of germs from European to American Indians that resulted in epidemics
a slave trade between Europeans and Africans that financed Columbus's voyages.
the passage of European officials across the Atlantic to fill new positions in colonial governments
Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?
The spread of disease killed millions of people.
Agriculture spread to more regions.
The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.
Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.
What animal, introduced by the Europeans changed life for the Native American Indians? (Helped travel and farming)
pigs
chickens
horses
cows
Coffee came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)
The New World (The Americas)
Wheat came from....
The Old World
The New World
Potatoes came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)
The New World (Americas)
Tobacco came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)
The New World
Pigs came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)
The New World (Americas)
Beans came from...
The Old World (Europe/Asia/Africa)
The New World (Americas)
The Columbian Exchange has led to __________ biodiversity on the globe.
more
less
the same
The exchange in crops led to a worldwide ______________________.
communication boom
population increase
famine
shortage in food
