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Unit 1 - Quiz 1 Review (Age of Discovery, Geo of N. America)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water
a)
navigation ship
b)
caravel
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
2.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
3.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

4.
To sail around the globe is called
a)
circumstance
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumference
d)
circumven
5.

_____ started a school for navigators.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Ericson

c)

Henry the Navigator

d)

Marco Polo

6.

The tallest mountain in the Appalachian Mountains is ___.

a)

Grandfather Mountain

b)

White Top Mountain

c)

Mount Mitchell

d)

Mount Rogers

7.

What language do the people of Brazil speak?

a)

French

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

8.

The ______ was a theoretical northern water route around North America to reach the Orient.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Klondike gold rush route

c)

Strait of Gibraltar

d)

Northwest Passage

9.

______ controlled the Holy Land during the Middle Ages.

a)

Jews

b)

Protestants

c)

Muslims

d)

Catholics

10.

The first European to visit North America was ______.

a)

Henry the Navigator

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Leif Ericson

11.

_____ was an Italian merchant who lived for a time in Cathay (China).

a)

Leif Ericson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Henry the Navigator

12.

The Line of ________ divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.

a)

Borders

b)

Division

c)

Demarcation

d)

Separation

13.

The art of science of plotting, determining, or directing the course of travel is called ____.

a)

caravel

b)

navigation

c)

circumnavigate

d)

astrolabe

14.

Select the three main regions of eastern North America.

a)

Piedmont Region

b)

Isthmus of Panama

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Atlantic Coastal Plain

e)

White Top Mountain

15.

Who circumnavigated the earth?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vicente Pinzon

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

John Calvin

16.

The discoveries of ___ gave Holland a claim for colonization.

a)

Leif Ericson

b)

Vicente Pinzon

c)

John Calvin

d)

Henry Hudson

17.

What area of the future United States was explored by Ponce de León?

a)

New York

b)

Florida

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Maine

18.

Wars to free the Holy Land from Muslim rule were called the _____.

a)

Muslim Wars

b)

Holy Wars

c)

Crusades

d)

Holy Land Wars

19.

____ superiority gave England the upper hand in colonizing the New World.

a)

Arms

b)

Land

c)

Air

d)

Sea

20.

A(n) _____ is a rebellion against authority, particularly against the captain or leader of a ship or mission.

a)

caravel

b)

mutiny

c)

navigation

d)

demarcation

21.

The first European to discover the Caribbean islands was ______.

a)

Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Leif Ericson

d)

Marco Polo