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Voyages of Discovery

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did European's begin to explore the oceans?

a)

For Money and Faith

b)

For Justice and Truth

c)

For Independence

d)

For Scientific Discovery

2.

What major world power sat between Europeans and the Asian markets?

a)

The Mongolian Empire

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

The Islamic Empire

d)

The Portuguese Empire

3.

Where did the Portuguese explore in the early 1400's?

a)

East, through the Mediterranean

b)

West, across the Atlantic Ocean

c)

South, along the African Coast

d)

North, into the Arctic Ocean

4.

What is the southern most point of Africa?

a)

The Cove of Glory

b)

The Southern Point

c)

The Cape of Good Fortune

d)

The Cape of Good Hope

5.

Who joined the Portuguese expeditions along the coast of Africa?

a)

Catholic Missionaries

b)

Pirates

c)

Philosophers

d)

Mathematicians

6.

What was the first document to place limits on the power of the English Monarch?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Magma Quarter

c)

Morgama Curter

d)

Mormor Cur-cur

7.

Who was the first European sailor to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernan Cortez

8.

Where did Columbus land in 1492?

a)

America

b)

India

c)

Malaysia

d)

the Bahamas

9.

What explorer was the first to map the Americas?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Americo Versace

d)

Amigo de los Barcos

10.

Who is the first person accredited with circumnavigating the globe?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Hernan Cortez

11.

What tools made long distance sailing possible?

a)

Compass

b)

Detailed Maps

c)

Caravel Ships

d)

All of the Above

12.

Map makers are called...

a)

Cartographers

b)

Mapologists

c)

Surveyors

d)

Scouts

13.

"A hard white substance from the tusk of an animal such as an elephant."

a)

Sediment

b)

Mineral

c)

Ivory

d)

Ebony