WorksheetsThe Age of Exploration
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
Africa
America
Asia
Europe
Time period that led to an increase in exploration and trade
Age of Reason
Golden Age
Age of Exploration
Gilded Age
A network of land and sea trade routes between Asia and Europe
Silk Road
Gold Salt Road
Atlantic Trade Route
Indian Ocean Trade Route
Which Italian sailor was first to reach China?
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
A man by this person inspired exploration.
Socrates
Polonius
Ptolemy
Pytagoras
What did many people believe about the shape of the world in the 1400s?
That the world was flat
That the world was round ike a globe
Which of these two items from Asia was sought after by people from Europe?
Spices
Potatoes
Salt
Silk
What city was captured by the Ottoman Turks in 1453 leading to a cut off in the overland trade route?
Ismir
Rome
Venice
Constantinople
What religion did the Pope want to spread to people in the newly explored areas of the world?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Sikhism
What was a log and line used to measure?
The speed of the ship in knots
The ship's Latitude
The direction a ship was traveling
The septh of the water.
The Portuguese used a new type of map called a
Mappa Mundi
Portaoo Chart
Portolan Chart
How would ships sail before ships and navigation equipment were improved?
They would sail out into the open water
They would sail in zig zags all over the place
They would sail close to the coastline
They would only sail in a Northern direction.
