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Studies Weekly Exploration - Age of Encounters Week 5

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean was _____________________________.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Valve OA Basco

c)

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

d)

John Cabot

2.

What is cartography?

a)

The production of the mericas first cars.

b)

The art of Leonardo de Vinci

c)

The art or work of map-making

d)

The gluing together of two parts of a globe.

3.

Ferdinand and Isabella were patrons for which explorer?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Kris Kringle

c)

Pedro Álvares Cabral

d)

Christopher Columbus

4.

What does scarcity mean?

a)

The demand is high, but the supply is low.

b)

Supply is high and demand is low.

c)

Supply and demand are high.

d)

Supply and demand are low.

5.

What effect did Columbus’s voyage and information have on other explorers

a)

Columbus paid other explorers to explore.

b)

The dangers of the voyage to the New World scared other explorers away.

c)

Columbus opened a new door of knowledge, so he and others shared their new knowledge.

d)

Explorers could not learn anything about sailing west because Columbus kept all information secret.

6.

Where did Christopher Columbus land?

a)

The Caribbean

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

New York City

7.

Who started the French Trade in North America?

a)

Vasco Núñez de Balboa

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

John Cabot

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

8.

Being persistent, accurate, curious, and patient are traits of a good ________.

a)

electric eel

b)

eight month old baby

c)

explorer

d)

elf

9.

When was the map created that was used at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?

a)

1517

b)

1605

c)

508

d)

1507

10.

What was the trade route between Europe and Asia called?

a)

The Spice Route

b)

The Silk Road

c)

The Salt Road

d)

The Golden Road

11.

What did sailors use to determine latitude?

a)

astrolabe

b)

celestial navigation

c)

boat oars

d)

googleography

12.

A lighter, faster ship with broad bows and beams which made voyages by sea faster was a  __________.

a)

Passenger Ship

b)

Titanic

c)

Cruise Ship

d)

Caravel