WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
traverse
Silk Road
colonization
circumnavigate
Where did Spanish explorers mostly sail?
Asia
Americas
England
India
At the beginning, what was the purpose of Portuguese explorations?
trade
colonization
sailing
catch animals
His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
gunpowder
chronometer
astrolabe
compass
compass
sextant
octant
astrolabe
His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
The European explorers referred to the lands they colonized as the ___ _____?
Old World
New Spain
New World
Native Land
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.
A new type of ship that was strong, maneuverable, and able to sail against the wind
Pirate Ship
Caravel
Canoe
Viking Boat
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
Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?
To help the Spaniards hold religious services
To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women
To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity
To convert the native peoples to Christianity
Who conquered the Incas?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
Which of the areas on the map was the center of Inca civilization?
J
K
L
M
The Aztec use of the calendar and the Maya writing system both illustrate that pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas
traded extensively with Africa
flourished prior to European contact
declined because of invasion and disease
converted others to Islam
