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Gold, God, and Glory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cartographers?

a)

Sailors

b)

Map-Makers

c)

Royals

2.

What made people explore?

a)

Economics

b)

Religion

c)

Power

d)

Navigation

3.

Portugal's Price Henry "the (a)   "

4.

There was a new interest in ________, _________, and ___________ following the plague.

a)

Art

b)

Music

c)

Science

d)

History

5.

True or False: A plague is a disease that causes a high death rate, affects many people, and spreads easily.

(a)  

6.

A (a)   was a new kind of boat that sat higher on the water and could handle bigger waves and stormier seas.

7.

(a)   is a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. The American Indians had never heart of it, and it was very different from American Indian views.

8.

What obstacles did the explorers not face?

a)

Poor maps and navigational tools

b)

Disease and Starvation

c)

Fear of the unknown

d)

Lack of adequate supplies

e)

bad ships

9.

What did the explorers achieve?

a)

new exchanges

b)

new ships and tools

c)

new lands

d)

no conflict

10.

Who sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

(a)  

11.

Name a country in Europe that played a large role in exploration.

(a)  

12.

What was a name for the plague that struck Europe in the mid 1300s?

a)

The Black Death

b)

Covid

c)

Small Pox

d)

The Flu

13.

The guiding of a ship from place to place is called?

a)

Navigation

b)

Sailing

c)

Exploring

d)

Christianity

14.

Explorers kept trying to find a sea route to (a)   .

15.

what was the name of the tool that sailors depended on which made a portable map of the stars.

a)

Astrolabe

b)

Compass

c)

Navigation

d)

Map