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WorksheetsAge of Discovery
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
A ship designed for long voyages.
sponsor
caravel
circumnavigation
astrolabe
Instrument measuring the angle of stars above the horizon.
sponsor
caravel
circumnavigation
astrolabe
This Portuguese explorer sailed east all the way to India in 1498.
(a)
Movement of plants, animals, and other living things between the old world and the new world.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Columbian Exchange
This man founded a sailing school in Portugal and sponsored expeditions
Vasco da Gama
King Ferdinand
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
He is most famous for being the first Englishman to successfully sail around the world from 1577 to 1580
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
A French explorer who claimed present-day Canada for France in 1534.
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
This person completed the first circumnavigation (meaning going all the way around) of the Earth.
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
Supported exploration and funding for the navy. Leadership and guidance led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
Queen Isabella
Queen Anne
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mary
Mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral. Commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Africa 1405 to 1433
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
Jacques Cartier
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, what was at least one impact on the Indigenous groups?
(a)
Before Columbian Exchange, Americas had no major beasts of burden (work animals). all labor had to be completed by hand.
True
False
What were some animals brought to the new world from the old world?
(a)
Potatoes are native to....
Old World
New World
What is an important New World crop?
(a)
New World diseases devastated the Old World
True
False
What disease devastated the New World?
(a)
