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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

2.

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

a)

Vasco De Gama

b)

John Cabot

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Black Beard

3.

This Explorer was the first to sail to India, brought back spices.

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortez

4.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

5.

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

a)

Francisco de Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Francisco Pizarro

6.

The New World was named after this explorer.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

7.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

8.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

9.

If you were to draw a line that connected Africa to America to Europe what shape would you make?

a)

A rhododendron

b)

An Oval

c)

A Square

d)

A Triangle

10.

The middle passage was a long journey where over 20% died along the way due to inhumane travel conditions.

a)

False

b)

True

11.

The African Slave Trade devastated West African cities economically and politically.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?

a)

astrolabe

b)

magnetic compass

c)

maps

d)

none of them

13.
Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade?
a)
South America, Asia, Europe
b)
Asia, Africa, North America
c)
North America, Africa, and Eroupe
d)
North America, Australia, and Asia
14.
What were the three reasons for European exploration?
a)
Game, God, Glory
b)
Glory, Fame, and God
c)
God, Glory, and Gold
d)
Gifts, Greatness, Glory
15.
What was the purpose of European exploration?
a)
To find a sea route to Asia.
b)
To expand the Silk Road.
c)
To take back the Holy Land.
d)
To find a land route to Africa.
16.
What is a favorable balance of trade?
a)
Importing more than exporting.
b)
Exporting more than importing.
c)
Trade away everything you own.
d)
Becoming isolated and not trading.
17.
In which economic system does a government attempt to accumulate gold and silver by gaining a favorable balance of trade?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Socialism
18.

Why did Europeans want to find a water route to India?

a)

They did not have the technology to travel to India by land

b)

To avoid dangerous or expensive land routes that were controlled by the Ottoman Empire

c)

They were unable to continue living in Europe

d)

They were motivated to have a really nice and relaxing vacation

19.

Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizzaro could both be described as:

a)

Italian

b)

Conquistadors

c)

circumnavigators

d)

peaceful

20.

Astrolabes measure the

a)

direction the ship was traveling

b)

latitude of the ship

c)

speed of the ship

d)

time of day

21.

Which foods came from America?

a)

wheat and rice

b)

apples and pears

c)

lettuce and cabbage

d)

potatoes and squash

22.

The country that launched the Age of Discovery was:

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

23.

Who were the "conquistadors?"

a)

catholic missionaries

b)

Spanish explorers

c)

Aztec rulers

d)

French adventurers

24.

All of the following are reasons for European exploration except:

a)

Glory

b)

Gold

c)

Oil

d)

Spices

25.
Ships that made long distance ocean voyages possible were:
a)
Caravels
b)
Astrolabes
c)
Titanics
d)
Voyagers
26.
A triangular sail is known as a(n):
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Caravel
c)
Lateen
d)
Rudder
27.

Who $ponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the west coast of Africa?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

28.

Which continent is not part of the Old World?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

29.

What famous early global connector left Venice, Italy and traveled along the silk road?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Zheng He

d)

Christopher Columbus

30.

Which regions does the term "OLD WORLD" refer to? (PICK THREE)

a)

The Americas

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

e)

Africa

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