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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins
Which century did the greatest world exploration begin?
12th century
15th century
1st century
21st century
How long did the greatest age of world exploration last?
5 years
1,000 years
4 centuries
6 centuries
Which ocean did Chinese fleets explore?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
What is the most common reason why people explored the world?
water
trade
ships
land
What did the old world want from the new world?
sliver, honey, land, water
wood, bricks, spices, berries
Asian spices, African ivory, and gold
Florida oranges, Georgia peaches, Napa Valley grapes
European traders were soon also...?
seizing land and trying to convert the local populations to the Christian faith.
seizing trees and trying to convert the local populations to the Muslim faith.
fishing for whales land and trying to convert the local populations to the Jewish faith.
seizing land and trying to convert the local populations to the Buddhist faith.
Many explores were driven by a sense of...
time and space
hunger and greed
adventure or scientific inquiry
joy and happiest
When the world opened up, what was introduced from one land to another?
new crops
new animals
new clothes
new shoes
Many native peoples died because they had no resistance to the European ______ that explores and crews brought with them.
food
language
diseases
religion
Which was NOT a continent that had been known to geographers since ancient times?
AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
ASIA
EUROPE
Which continents became known as the old world after the European discovery of the Americas?
South Carolina, North Carolina, France
Europe, Africa, Florida
African, Barnwell, Fairfax
Europe, Asia, Africa
Who traveled east to China? When did they travel?
Marco Polo and Ibn Battutah in the Middle Ages
Beyonce and Jay'Z in 20012
Ms. Leath and Ms. Hicks in the 17th century
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in 1999
What century did the Chinese admiral, Zheng He, sail west to Africa?
1st
23rd
15th
10th
Portuguese and Dutch ships were trading in southeast Asia by what century?
12th
21st
2nd
16th
Navigation- is any method used to find one's way or
hold a ship on course
turn back and try again
call a operator
become lost at sea
What instrument was NOT used to help ships navigate?
compass
sun and stars
xylophone
cross-staff
How was distance traveled calculated?
speed and time
compass
roads
meters
Which continents are considered the "New World"?
North and South Dakota
North and South Carolina
North and South America
North and South Korea
What year did Diaz round southern Africa?
1486
1596
1986
2093
Exploration- to search with the intent to learn more about a
place, animal, thing
place, person, vacation
place, person, thing
person, time, speed
To measure speed and time, a _____ was thrown overboard.
brick
wooden log
rock
rope
