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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 27mins
Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?
He proved once and for all that the earth is round
His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas
He opened up a new trade route to Asia
He was the greatest mapmaker of his time
What was Columbus's primary motivation for his voyage across the Atlantic?
The desire for riches and power
Devotion to the Spanish King and Queen
His interest in geography
The chance to explore new territories
Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
Why was Prince Henry known as “the Navigator?”
Henry owned a globe when many people thought the world was flat.
helped unlock the secrets of Africa
he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa.
Henry believed that Africa was not infinite and that if his sailors could circumnavigate the continent;
Bartholomeu Dias proved that it was possible to
find a water route to India.
travel from Portugal to India.
circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”
create the most sophisticated maps of their time.
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Which explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
Cortez
Pizarro
Balboa
Magellan
The red continent is...
North America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Name this device used by explorers.
An astrolabe
A compass
Telescope
A sandglass timer
In the 1400s, the first Portuguese explorers sailed along the coast of Africa. What was the main purpose of their voyages?
finding a water route to India’s spices
finding natives who would trade with them
finding slaves who could be sold in other lands
finding a new world that no European had ever seen
Who was the Portuguese explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco de Gama
A new type of ship that was strong, maneuverable, and able to sail against the wind
Pirate Ship
Caravel
Canoe
Viking Boat
This Chinese explorer led seven voyages of exploration to places such as Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and eastern Africa.
Kangxi
Yonglo
Zheng He
Hongwu
- Invention of the compass and astrolabe
- European dependence on spices from Asia
- Rise of nation-states in Europe
These developments influenced the start of the
Crusades
Renaissance
Age of Exploration
Reformation
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
They wanted a new route instead of the Silk Road
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
all of the above
The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the
support of exploration by the English government
trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
effects of the Atlantic slave trade
development of new navigational instruments and technology
The combined usage of the caravel, compass, and astrolabe in the late 1400s helped bring about the
migration of the Bantu
exploration of the Americas
introduction of Buddhism to East Asia
voyages of Zheng He
