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13.1 Age of Exploration and Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The "New World" was

a)

The Americas

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

2.

An essential technique that marked the start of modern science

a)

PEMDAS

b)

Studying the stars

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Pythagorean Theorem

3.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the church was opposed to the Scientific revolution?

a)

New ideas went against church teachings

b)

Scientific leaders waged war against the church

c)

Church officials feared the breakdown of society

d)

Church officials disagreed with the teachings of the Revolution

4.

scientist known for his observations about gravity

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

5.

What was the MAIN goal of the Spanish in the Americas?

a)

To convert Native Americans to Christianity

b)

To gain wealth

c)

To spread disease

d)

To grow new crops

6.

Which TWO of the following were NOT empires conquered by the Spanish?

a)

Aztec

b)

Navajo

c)

Inca

d)

Maya

7.

Prince Henry

a)

Supported European explorers in finding a route to India

b)

Invented the telescope

c)

Led Spanish colonies in South America

d)

Ruled Italy

8.

Scientific Revolution

a)

War fought for the independence of science

b)

People made more decisions based on what they were told

c)

Widespread changes that led to the birth of modern science.

d)

The building of many new laboratories across Europe

9.

Which monarch supported Christopher Columbus' voyages?

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

Queen Isabella

c)

King Henry

d)

Queen Marchesa

10.

Which TWO inventions helped make the Age of Exploration possible?

a)

thermometer

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

barometer

11.

Columbian Exchange

a)

The goods Spain gave Columbus for his voyage

b)

Trade between Columbus and the Americas

c)

Exchange of services between Italy and Spain

d)

Massive trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas

12.

The caravel

a)

Newer, faster, and safer kind of ship

b)

A tool for determining altitude

c)

Advanced compass

d)

Rotating ride with animals at the fair

13.

Ferdinand Magellan

a)

Led a voyage to the Americas

b)

In charge of the European explorers' guild

c)

First to circumnavigate the world

d)

First to find an all-water route to Asia

14.

first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Galileo

d)

Vasco da Gama

15.

Galileo

a)

Claimed the Earth orbits the sun

b)

Invented the astrolabe

c)

Circumnavigated the world

d)

Was a popular author

16.

"Old World"

a)

Europe

b)

Middle-Earth

c)

The Americas

d)

Africa

17.

Which of the following was NOT a feature that made the caravel safer and faster?

a)

motor engine

b)

center rudder

c)

triangular sails

d)

smooth rounded hull

18.

Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Antibiotics

b)

Microscope

c)

Telescope

d)

Barometer

19.

Which of the following was NOT a discovery of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

How sail boats work.

b)

How stars and planets move in the sky

c)

Gravity

d)

How blood circulates in the human body

20.

Which of the following was NOT something Europeans brought to the Americas along the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Horses

b)

Plants

c)

Dogs

d)

Ideas

21.

Why could Ferdinand Magellan not complete his voyage?

a)

He was killed by natives to the Philippines

b)

His ships were destroyed in a storm

c)

He got lost and had to turn back

d)

Native Americans killed him

22.

In the mid-1400s, what was the FIRST thing European explorers were searching for on their voyages?

a)

An all-water trade route to Asia

b)

Valuable goods in Africa

c)

A route to the Americas

d)

Land and power in Australia

23.

Queen Isabella was a monarch of what country?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Portugal

d)

England

24.

How did Galileo avoid being expelled by the church?

a)

He ran away to France

b)

He stated that the Sun revolved around the Earth

c)

He got a promotion within the church

d)

Galileo did not avoid being expelled

25.

Vasco de Gama

a)

Found an all-water route to Asia

b)

Paid for Magellan's voyage

c)

First to circumnavigate the world

d)

Known for discovering how gravity worked

26.

to go all the way around

a)

circumnavigate

b)

circumference

c)

voyage

d)

caravel