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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition of Merchants

a)

People who buy and sell goods

b)

Stores and small settlements where goods could be bought.

2.

Definition of Caravel

a)

The process sailors use to plan their course and find their location far from land.

b)

A small, fast sailing ship created by the Portuguese in the 1400s.

3.

Definition of Patron

a)

A person that gives financial support to another person or cause.

b)

Conqueror

4.

Definition of Empire

a)

Great harm

b)

A group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader.

5.

Definition of Epidemic

a)

A movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and even disease between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

b)

An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly and affects many people.

6.

Eric the Red sailed from Norway to Iceland and then to Greenland.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In the 1400s, trade between WHO increased?

a)

Europe and Canada

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Asia and Africa

d)

Asia and America

8.

What kind of route to Asia were rulers wanting?

a)

Land

b)

Sea

c)

Sky

9.

The Astrolabe helped sailors know how far north or south they were from what?

a)

The equator

b)

The North Pole

c)

The Prime Meridian

d)

Their home country

10.

Who made it to India first?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Prince Henry

11.

What direction did Christopher Columbus want to sail?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

12.

What name did Christopher Columbus give to the land he found?

a)

West Indies

b)

East Indies

c)

New Europe

d)

Indiana

13.

When did the Spaniards defeat the Aztecs?

a)

1001

b)

1519

c)

1492

d)

1521

14.

Hernando de Soto set sail in what year?

a)

1539

b)

1528

c)

1055

d)

1498

15.

What was the name of the colony created in 1535?

a)

New York

b)

New Europe

c)

New Mexico

d)

New Spain

16.

Where were Native Americans compelled to work?

a)

Mines

b)

Office

c)

On Ships

17.

The American Indians had great defenses against diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Hunting became easier for Native Americans once they had horses.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of these foods is NOT talked about in our notes?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Corn

c)

Apples

d)

Sugar Cane

20.

What is something people started to share?

a)

Food

b)

Cultures

c)

Habits