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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which of the following is an ECONOMIC reason that Europeans wanted to explore new places?
They wanted to find direct access to Asian products (spices)
They wanted to spread Islam to new areas
They wanted to create a unified European empire
They wanted to create several new colonies to spread language
Which event STARTED European exploration?
Creation of new Islamic colonies in England and Spain
Lack of products to trade with Muslims
Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine Empire and raising prices
Crusades and the Hundred Years War
Which of the following are the three "G's" of Exploration?
Geometry
Games
God
Greatness
Grifting
Geography
God
Glory
Gold
The idea that a country's power depends on its wealth is ____
Mercantilism
Economics
Mission System
Supply and Demand
Under mercantilism, how could a country gain more wealth?
Have more access to spices and silk
Get more silver and gold
Create new technology
Conquer new areas
Under mercantilism, which balance of trade is FAVORABLE?
Have more exports than imports
Have an equal number of exports and imports
Stop importing goods and have only exports
Only trade within the country
The compass, astrolabe, and maps of the Indian Ocean were important to exploration because...
They allowed Europeans to import goods over land
They allowed Muslims to find routes that went around Europe
They helped ships to navigate
Why was a caravel important to exploration?
It allowed ships to sail during the day and night.
It improved speed and maneuverability so ships could sail farther
It created a larger ship to carry more trade products to the Americas
It allowed sailors to keep accurate time on land and sea
This invention was a portable, accurate clock that helped sailors know where they were at sea.
Cartography
Astrolabe
Compass
Chronometer
Prince Henry was significant because...
He created new maps
He explored many new areas
He discovered new continents
He created a school for navigators
This country was the first to begin exploration
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Whose route is shown on the map?
Vasco Da Gama
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Whose route is shown on the map?
DeSoto
Columbus
Cortes
Pizarro
Whose route is shown on the map?
Columbus
Dias
DaGama
Vespucci
Whose route is on the map?
Columbus
Cartier
Cortes
Cabot
Whose route is shown on the map?
Dias
Da Gama
Pizarro
Magellan
Who colonized the area on the map?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Who colonized the area on the map?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Who colonized the area on the map?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Which economic system did Europeans set up between themselves and their colonies?
Cottage Industry
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Market Economy
What was the main reason for Europeans to begin exploration?
conquer new lands
alternate routes to Asia
colonizing the Americas
destroying capitalism
What religion did Europeans want to convert indigenous people to in the "New World"?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Which explorer explored the Southeast and Mississippi River?
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando De Soto
Christopher Columbus
Henry the Navigator
Which explorer sailed along the edge of South America and helped Europeans realize the Americas were NOT part of Asia?
Christopher Columbus
Hernando De Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Which explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Which explorer sailed around the tip of Africa and on to Asia?
Hernando De Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco De Gama
Henry the Navigator
What was a caravel?
a place to play games
a type of sailing ship that was faster and easily maneuvered
a new type of map
a type of sailing ship that was slower and hard to maneuver
Who started a Portuguese navigation school, sent explorers down the coast of Africa, and helped fund advances in tools for navigation?
Vasco De Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
Which tool helped sailors navigate during exploration?
astrolabe
carvel
motors
GPS
What tool was used to determine longitude?
Astrolabe
Cartography
Chronometer
Compass
Which form of Christianity did France, Portugal, and Spain bring with them to the New World?
Anglican
Catholic
Coptic
Protestant
Where did Spain colonize?
North America, modern day Canada
North America, east coast of the modern day United States
Central America
South America, modern day Brazil
Where did France colonize?
North America, modern day Canada
North America, east coast of the modern day United States
Central America
South America, modern day Brazil
Where did Portugal colonize?
North America, modern day Canada
North America, east coast of the modern day United States
Central America
South America, modern day Brazil
Where did England colonize?
North America, modern day Canada
North America, east coast of the modern day United States
Central America
South America, modern day Brazil
Who had the largest colonial presence in South America?
England
France
Portugal
Aztecs
Which country's arrival in Central America led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Henry Hudson
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Who conquered the Inca?
Henry Hudson
Hernan Cortes
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
A Spanish economic system where Native Americans worked and paid tributes to Spanish landowners, what was it called?
Mercantilism
Mission System
Encomienda System
Capitalism
This system was used to convert Native Americans to Christianity and ensure rival countries to not take over Spanish land, what was it called?
Mercantilism
Mission System
Encomienda System
Capitalism
Who helped to end the use of the encomienda system and forced Native American labor, but by doing so transitioned the Spanish into used enslaved Africans for labor?
Bartolome de la Casas
Hernando de Soto
Jacques Cartier
Henry Cabot
Which religion was brought to Area C?
Catholic Christianity
Protestant Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Which religion was brought to Area A?
Catholic Christianity
Protestant Christianity
Which area on the map was primarily Protestant?
A
B
C
D
Area D on the map was Catholic because____
it was an English colony
it was a Dutch colony
it was a Portuguese colony
it was a Spanish colony
