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WorksheetsStudies Weekly Exploration - Age of Encounters Week 5
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The first explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean was _____________________________.
Francisco Pizarro
Valve OA Basco
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
John Cabot
What is cartography?
The production of the mericas first cars.
The art of Leonardo de Vinci
The art or work of map-making
The gluing together of two parts of a globe.
Ferdinand and Isabella were patrons for which explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
Kris Kringle
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Christopher Columbus
What does scarcity mean?
The demand is high, but the supply is low.
Supply is high and demand is low.
Supply and demand are high.
Supply and demand are low.
What effect did Columbus’s voyage and information have on other explorers
Columbus paid other explorers to explore.
The dangers of the voyage to the New World scared other explorers away.
Columbus opened a new door of knowledge, so he and others shared their new knowledge.
Explorers could not learn anything about sailing west because Columbus kept all information secret.
Where did Christopher Columbus land?
The Caribbean
Asia
Africa
New York City
Who started the French Trade in North America?
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Being persistent, accurate, curious, and patient are traits of a good ________.
electric eel
eight month old baby
explorer
elf
When was the map created that was used at the beginning of the Age of Exploration?
1517
1605
508
1507
What was the trade route between Europe and Asia called?
The Spice Route
The Silk Road
The Salt Road
The Golden Road
What did sailors use to determine latitude?
astrolabe
celestial navigation
boat oars
googleography
A lighter, faster ship with broad bows and beams which made voyages by sea faster was a __________.
Passenger Ship
Titanic
Cruise Ship
Caravel
