Worksheets13.1 Age of Exploration and Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
The "New World" was
The Americas
Africa
Europe
Asia
An essential technique that marked the start of modern science
PEMDAS
Studying the stars
Scientific Method
Pythagorean Theorem
Which of the following was NOT a reason the church was opposed to the Scientific revolution?
New ideas went against church teachings
Scientific leaders waged war against the church
Church officials feared the breakdown of society
Church officials disagreed with the teachings of the Revolution
scientist known for his observations about gravity
Galileo Galilei
Christopher Columbus
Isaac Newton
Ferdinand Magellan
What was the MAIN goal of the Spanish in the Americas?
To convert Native Americans to Christianity
To gain wealth
To spread disease
To grow new crops
Which TWO of the following were NOT empires conquered by the Spanish?
Aztec
Navajo
Inca
Maya
Prince Henry
Supported European explorers in finding a route to India
Invented the telescope
Led Spanish colonies in South America
Ruled Italy
Scientific Revolution
War fought for the independence of science
People made more decisions based on what they were told
Widespread changes that led to the birth of modern science.
The building of many new laboratories across Europe
Which monarch supported Christopher Columbus' voyages?
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Isabella
King Henry
Queen Marchesa
Which TWO inventions helped make the Age of Exploration possible?
thermometer
Compass
Astrolabe
barometer
Columbian Exchange
The goods Spain gave Columbus for his voyage
Trade between Columbus and the Americas
Exchange of services between Italy and Spain
Massive trade of goods and ideas between Europe and the Americas
The caravel
Newer, faster, and safer kind of ship
A tool for determining altitude
Advanced compass
Rotating ride with animals at the fair
Ferdinand Magellan
Led a voyage to the Americas
In charge of the European explorers' guild
First to circumnavigate the world
First to find an all-water route to Asia
first explorer to reach India by sailing around Africa
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
Galileo
Vasco da Gama
Galileo
Claimed the Earth orbits the sun
Invented the astrolabe
Circumnavigated the world
Was a popular author
"Old World"
Europe
Middle-Earth
The Americas
Africa
Which of the following was NOT a feature that made the caravel safer and faster?
motor engine
center rudder
triangular sails
smooth rounded hull
Which of the following was NOT an invention of the Scientific Revolution?
Antibiotics
Microscope
Telescope
Barometer
Which of the following was NOT a discovery of the Scientific Revolution?
How sail boats work.
How stars and planets move in the sky
Gravity
How blood circulates in the human body
Which of the following was NOT something Europeans brought to the Americas along the Columbian Exchange?
Horses
Plants
Dogs
Ideas
Why could Ferdinand Magellan not complete his voyage?
He was killed by natives to the Philippines
His ships were destroyed in a storm
He got lost and had to turn back
Native Americans killed him
In the mid-1400s, what was the FIRST thing European explorers were searching for on their voyages?
An all-water trade route to Asia
Valuable goods in Africa
A route to the Americas
Land and power in Australia
Queen Isabella was a monarch of what country?
Spain
Italy
Portugal
England
How did Galileo avoid being expelled by the church?
He ran away to France
He stated that the Sun revolved around the Earth
He got a promotion within the church
Galileo did not avoid being expelled
Vasco de Gama
Found an all-water route to Asia
Paid for Magellan's voyage
First to circumnavigate the world
Known for discovering how gravity worked
to go all the way around
circumnavigate
circumference
voyage
caravel
