WorksheetsAGES OF EXPLORATION
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 24mins
Which country was the leader in exploration?
Spain
Portugal
Germany
England
He named the Pacific Ocean.
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomeu Dias
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
He reached the southern tip of Africa in 1488
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomeu Dias
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
What is the name of the time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's?
Renaissance
Reformation
Middle Ages
Age of Exploration
The European explorers had great maps to help them explore the New World.
True
False
What were the three most powerful West Africa Empires
Mali
Sahara
Ghana
Songhai
Who is the poet of the poem 'A House a Home' ?
Lorraine H. Halli
Lorraine M. Halli
D J Enright
Carol Moore
What navigation tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
magnetic compass
astrolabe
telescope
maps
Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
astrolabe
magnetic compass
maps
none of them
What did Columbus name the area where he landed on his first voyage?
America
New Spain
Taino
West Indies
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
