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WorksheetsAge of Exploration Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
The picture shows which navigation tool?
Compass
Caravel
Astrolabe
Telescope
What was the name of the newly designed ships of this time period that were easier to maneuver and sailed at much higher speeds?
an odometer
a compass
caravel
cartography
What is the name of the time period between the 15th and 17th centuries in which Europeans traveled in search of new trade routes, land, and goods?
Age of Treasure
Age of Adventure
Age of Exploration
Age of Navigation
What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?
To be wealthy / gold, silks, spices (GOLD)
seek religious freedom (GOD)
competition with other countries (GLORY)
all of the above
What Asian goods were highly valued and were brought to Europe to sell for a large profit?
Spices and Silks
Navigation Equipment
gold
ships
Which was not an example of obstacles the explorers faced?
Diseases and Starvation
Traffic
Poor Maps
Fear of the Unknown
Which explorer was the first to sail around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando deSoto
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
What does this map show?
Robert LaSalle's exploration of the Mississippi River
Henry Hudson claiming the land that is now New York for the Dutch
John Cabot's route while looking for the Northwest Passage
Ferdinand Magellan's route as he attempted to sail around the world
The Hudson Bay and Hudson River were named for ________________.
Leif Eriksson
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
Which explorer is credited with "discovering America"?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer is credited with mapping the Hudson River and the North Atlantic?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
The global exchange of people, goods, technology, ideas, and diseases.
Triangular Trade
Columbian Exchange
Transatlantic Trade
Globalization Exchange
The need for a direct _______ route to Asia marked the start of the Age of Exploration.
land
sea
air
train
The ___________ population died off - forcing Europeans to start the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Colonist
Native
Indentured Servants
Spanish
Which country started the Dutch East India Company?
England
Netherlands
Germany
Spain
Which of the following images depicts the voyage of Christopher Columbus?
Which of the following images depicts the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan?
Which of the following items traveled on the "Red Route" as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Potatoes
Turkey
Corn
Cattle
Wheat
Which of the following items traveled on the "Green Route" as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
Potatoes
Turkey
Cattle
Wheat
Pigs
Which of the following statements best describes the Columbian Exchange?
An exchange of plants, religion, diseases, and animals between the Old and New Worlds.
A trade route that led to the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and Asia.
A part of Columbus’ route where he exchanged his Galleons for Caravels.
When Columbus promised Queen Isabella he would exchange lands for Spain.
Pick THREE factors that explain the motivation for European countries to get involved in the Age of Exploration?
Establish colonies in other parts of the world.
Desire to spread Islam.
Desire to spread Christianity.
Find new trade routes to Asia.
To have the costs outweigh the benefits of their voyage.
A new type of ship capable of sailing in the open ocean.
astrolabe
compass
canoe
caravel
A device to help sailors determine their location using stars.
compas
astrolabe
compass
caravel
The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World.
Triangular Trade
Middle Passage
Columbian Exchange
Globalization
Early explorer who thought he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Oceans. Landed in what is today the Caribbean.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Prince Henry
