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WorksheetsHere be the Dragons
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was said to have arrived in the new world 500 years BEFORE Christopher Columbus?
Marco Polo
Lief Erickson
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco da Gama
Who was a merchant that left home at the young age of 17 years and was gone for 20 plus years exploring China?
Marco Polo
Leif Erickson
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco da Gama
What is the name of the trade route that Marco Polo used and it began to open up exploration and communication among the three continents?
The highway
The Great Wall of China
The Silk Road
The road of Silk
What did Vasco da Gama do that made him so famous and lead the way for Portugal to succeed in the trade wars?
Found the Silk Road
Sailed around the world
Found the tip of Africa
Found a water route to Asia
What are the names of the continents in the Old World?
England, France, and Spain
Africa, Europe, and the Netherlands
Africa, Europe, and Asia
Africa, South America, and North America
what is the name of the Ocean that separates the Old World from the Americas?
The Atlantic
The Pacific
The Indian Ocean
The Red sea
What tool was created by Africans using the sun and stars to guide and measure how far sailors were from home?
The Caravel
The Magnetic Compass
The Astrolabe
The Chronometer
What was a useful tool that Europeans began to use to keep them safe from Sea Monsters and Pirates?
The Astrolabe
The Magnetic Compass
The Caravel
Gunpowder
Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal invented a ship that changed sailing for explorers. What was this ship called?
The Caravan
The Caravel
The van
The Car
What does Navigation mean?
The process of planning a route and finding ones location
A person who buys and sells goods for a profit
An instrument used in navigation to measure the sun and stars
a small, fast sailing ship
