WorksheetsAge of Exploration and Navigation
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What was the name of the ships that were faster, lighter, easier to maneuver and had triangular sails?
Astrolabe
Compass
Caravel
Cruise ship
Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
astrolabe
magnetic compass
maps
none of them
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Leif Ericsson
Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Diaz
What item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
corn and potatoes
gold and silver
horses
bananas and sugar cane
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
It was harmful to them.
It had no effect on them.
It was good for them.
It improved their lives.
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
They made more accurate maps.
They taught the sailors how to operate the new caravel ship.
Their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes.
They could tell them how fast their shop was going.
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.
Francisco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Franz Ferdinand
Francisco Pizarro
This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Francisco Pizarro
The New World Is the ______________(s)
The Americas
The world after WWII
Europe, Asia, Africa.
The best song in the movie Aladdin.
Which country was the leading developer of advancements in sailing?
Spain
England
Portugal
France
What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?
to sail from one continent to another
to sail all the way around the world
to sail from one hemisphere to another
to sail to an unexplored part of the world
Which explorer sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and claimed lands for France in 1535?
John Cabot
Francis Drake
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Pizarro
To plan and travel a route by using tools
circumnavigate
navigate
scurvy
GPS
Which Chinese explorer demonstrated the wealth and power of the Ming Dynasty
Sir Francis Drake
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Zheng He
Who was the French explorer who mapped the Great Lakes and explored modern day Canada?
Christopher Columbus
Sir Francis Drake
Marco Polo
Samuel de Champlain
Explorer from Venice, Italy that explored Asia in the 1200's. He work inspired others to explore.
Jacques Cartier
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
What invention helped maps and the ideas of explorers spread quickly?
Caravels
Printing Press
Astrolabe
Telescope
What is the disease that sailors can get from lack of vitamin C?
Covid
Influenza
Scurvy
Common cold
Which of the following was a reason why Europeans wanted to explore (there may be more than 1 answer!)
Find new Routes
Spread their Religion
Gain more Riches and wealth for themselves and their countries
Recognize new lands
Which ancient civilization created maps that named places, directions and made North "the top"?
Aztecs
Romans
Incas
Chinese
Which Ancient Civilization gave us the first maps using astrology and math, practiced sailing and recorded instructions?
Romans
Mesopotamia
Greeks
Aztecs
Which of the following are NOT an example of a plant that was introduced to the Americas from the Old World?
Olives
Tomatoes
Bananas
Sugar Cane
What was the name of the native people that Columbus came into contact with in the New World?
Tainos
Asians
Aztecs
Americans
