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Exploration Preassessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was NOT a motivation for Exploration?

a)

Wealth

b)

Fame and Glory

c)

To eliminate the natives

d)

Spread Christianity

2.

Which technology allowed for better exploration?

a)

Maps

b)

Radar

c)

Constellations

d)

Astrolabe

3.

What advancements in ship building did not take place?

a)

Caravels

b)

Motors

c)

Riding lower to the water

d)

Larger cargo

4.

Which country was the first to launch large scale voyages?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

5.

Prince Henry the Navigator was a patron for which country?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

6.

Who were the Americas named after?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Vasco da Gama

7.

Who was the first European to travel completely around the world?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Pedro Cabral

8.

Where did a majority of slaves arrive from?

a)

East Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

9.

Which is an old world animal?

a)

Pig

b)

Turkey

c)

Llama

d)

Guinea Pig

10.

Which crop came from the New World?

a)

Wheat

b)

Coffee

c)

Tea

d)

Maize