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WorksheetsAge of Exploration Quizizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 55mins
What European explorer is responsible for teaching future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Which is the best definition for circumnavigation?
To make a complete circle
To make a 180 degree rotation
To be in a constant spin.
None of these.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
Who conquered the Incas?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
All of the following are reasons for European exploration except:
Glory
Gold
Oil
Spices
Diseases like smallpox had a negative impact on Native American populations.
True
False
During the Age of Discovery, exploration helped to improve
The Bible
investment in the arts
irrigation
maps
Columbus writes in his diary, “They were very well built, with very handsome bodies and very good faces,” Columbus wrote in his diary. “They do not carry arms or know them...They should be good servants.” What was Columbus's view of the Native Americans?
He viewed them as equals
He saw they were more advanced than the Europeans
He saw the Europeans as being better than the Natives
As someone who would attack the Europeans
The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.
The Great Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
The Triangle Trade
The New World Trade
Which TWO empire fall during the Age of Exploration?
Rome and Greece
Aztecs and Inca
China and India
Belgium and France
Which factor was a dominant force in Europe and motivated many explorers to spread their faith to distant lands?
Economic prosperity
Christianity
Technological advancement
Cultural exchange
What was the first indigenous group that Christopher Columbus encountered in the Caribbean islands?
The Aztec Empire
The Inca Empire
The Taíno people
The Maya civilization
In what year did Christopher Columbus accidently discover the New World?
1419
1592
1492
1519
