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Age of Exploration Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a main motivation for exploration?

a)

Economic

b)

Technological Advancements

c)

Financial

d)

Religious

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.

This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

a)

Bartholomew Dias

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Vasco de Gama

7.

The New World was named after this explorer.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

8.

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

9.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

10.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

North and South America

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

11.

The Old World Is the ______________(s)

a)

North and South America

b)

The world after the fall of the Roman Empire

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

12.
The art and science of map making is called:
a)
cartography
b)
mapography
c)
quilting
d)
mapology
13.
Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
14.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
15.
The Spanish term meaning "to entrust" that gave colonists the right over Native Americans.
a)
conquistadors
b)
entrusta
c)
conversion
d)
encomienda
16.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
17.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
18.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
19.
Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
England
20.
This country DID NOT send explorers to the New World.
a)
Netherlands
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
France
21.

What was the motivation for Europeans to explore?

a)

The opportunity to gain wealth through the lucrative spice trade.

b)

Winning converts to Christianity and growing the church's population.

c)

The urge to gain fame and leave a legacy.

d)

All of these.

22.

How did the Columbian Exchange impact World History?

a)

The Columbian Exchange connected the entire globe for the first time bringing new goods and crops that reshaped cuisines and cultures.

b)

The Columbian Exchange allowed Europe to gain great wealth and control over many African territories.

c)

The Columbian Exchange connected Europe to Asia and allowed goods to be shipped back and forth quicker.

d)

The Columbian Exchange was a foreign exchange program where members from the old world and new world flip flopped and learned what it was like in other parts of the world.

23.

What European explorer is responsible for teaching future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

24.

___________________ offered a solution to the problems of the enconmienda system by suggesting countries use imported slaves to work the lands in the Americas.

a)

Bartolome de las Casas

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

King Ferdinand of Spain

d)

The Puritans

25.
How were the Spanish conquistadors able to conquer the New World?
a)
They prayed for the Native Americans.
b)
They became friends and traded goods with the Native Americans.
c)
They used advanced weapons to take control of the Native Americans.
d)
They paid them gold to work building colonies for them.
26.
As a result of the Colombian Exchange and contact with Europeans, millions of Native Americans died as a result of what?
a)
New Foods, which the Native Americans could not  digest
b)
Religious persecution  from the Spanish Inquisition
c)
New diseases for which the Native Americans had no natural immunity
d)
Slavery, and their terrible journey across the ocean
27.

Which explorer mapped the St. Lawrence River and wanted to claim North America for France?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

28.

Which explorer sailed for the British and Dutch looking for the Northwest Passage and ended up with two bodies of water named after them?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Hernando de Soto

29.

Which explorer sailed for Spain and while exploring Southeastern North America discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

30.
What was the main purpose of a mission?
a)
to train the Native Americans to fight in a war
b)
to teach religion to the Native Americans
c)
to feed and clothe the Native Americans
d)
to learn about plants and animals from the Native Americans
31.
A Spanish fort that protects a Mission
a)
reserve
b)
presidio
c)
cabeza de vaca
d)
Native American Camp
32.

Who was the Inca Emperor while the Spanish invaded? He was eventually captured and executed.

a)

Pachacuti

b)

Machu Picchu

c)

Pizarro

d)

Atahualpa

33.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the fall of the Inca?

a)

Civil War

b)

The spread of Disease

c)

Conquest by the Europeans

d)

Starvation and food shortage

34.
Which Aztec ruler met Spanish conquistadors?
a)
Tesozuma
b)
Hernando Cortes
c)
Quatzalzuma III
d)
Montezuma
35.
The Aztecs thought Cortes was a god.
a)
True
b)
False
36.

What present day city was built over Tenochtitlan?

a)

Lima

b)

Cuzco

c)

Mexico City

d)

Cancun

37.

What disease lead to thousands of Aztec people to loose their lives?

a)

COVID-19

b)

Small Pox

c)

Chicken Pox

d)

Influenza

38.

Who dedicated his life to ending the Encomienda system and helping the indigenous people of the New World?

a)

Bartolome da Las Casas

b)

Cristobal Colon

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernan Cortes

e)

Francisco Pizarro

39.

What did the Spanish claim as the purpose of the Encomienda system?

a)

To make Spanish kings and lords more wealthy and powerful

b)

To protect and care for the indigenous people, bringing them the advanced culture of Spain and the One True Faith

c)

To establish a global colonial empire for Spain

d)

To become the most wealthy and powerful nation in Europe.

40.

What was the real motivation behind the Encomienda system?

a)

To gain wealth, land, fame, prestige, and power for Spanish lords and kings and the Spanish Catholic Church

b)

To help the indigenous people preserve their cultures and languages

c)

To promote peaceful relations between the native peoples and the European explorers.

d)

To teach people in Europe more about the newly discovered people, animals, and plants of the "New World."

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