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12- Age of Exploration Full

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Europeans travel outside of the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

To escape from the Mediterranean Sea wars

b)

Primarily to earn money through trade

c)

To find a shortcut to the East

d)

To attend a convention

2.

Who was Prince Henry?

a)

A Portuguese prince known for his role in exploring the African coast

b)

An English poet that inspired Shakespeare

c)

A German philosopher who inspired Martin Luther

d)

A famous Italian chef who first discovered the use for tomatoes

3.

Why did Columbus believe he could sail west, while most people disagreed?

a)

He thought the Earth was extra windy once you get halfway across the ocean

b)

He believed the Earth was covered in impassable mountains and deserts, except in the west

c)

He believed the Earth was smaller than it actually is, and he underestimated the distance to Asia

d)

He thought the Earth was flat and he could reach Asia quickly

4.

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

a)
A pact between Portugal and Italy to divide the African continent
b)
An agreement between Spain and England to form an alliance
c)
An agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide newly discovered lands
d)
A treaty between France and England to share trade routes
5.

Who first called the newly discovered continents “the new world”?

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Leif Erikson
c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)
Amerigo Vespucci
6.

Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

a)

The first captain whose ship circumnavigated the world

b)

A French philosopher who inspired the Protestant Reformation

c)

An Italian mathematician who calculated the circumference of the world

d)

A Serbian scientist who proved the earth revolves around the sun

7.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire? Who conquered the Inca Empire?

a)
Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernando de Soto and Vasco da Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Christopher Columbus and Vasco Nunez de Balboa
8.

How was Spain affected by the fall of the Aztecs and Inca?

a)
Spain lost its territories in Europe
b)
Spain experienced economic decline
c)
Spain gained control of valuable resources and territories in the Americas.
d)
Spain gained control of valuable resources and territories in Asia
9.

What does mestizo mean?

a)
A type of ancient artifact
b)
A person of mixed European and Indigenous American descent
c)
A type of traditional dance
d)
A type of spicy food
10.

Why did the Portuguese finally colonize Brazil years after discovering it?

a)

They needed land to expand their sugar plantations, and had recently lost their Asian territories

b)
They were busy dealing with conflicts in their European territories
c)
They were waiting for the right political opportunity to colonize Brazil
d)
They were afraid of the indigenous population in Brazil
11.

Why couldn’t the Europeans treat Asians the same as Native Americans?

a)

Asians were familiar with European tactics, and were not susceptible to European diseases

b)

The language barrier was too great to be overcome

c)

Asian cultures were generally closed off to outsiders

d)

Reaching Asia was too difficult to mount any sort of military action

12.

What killed the largest amount of Native Americans?

a)
Natural disasters
b)
Warfare with other Native American tribes
c)
Famine
d)
European diseases
13.

Why did Europeans generally believe it was ok to mistreat Native Americans?

a)

They believed Native Americans were not truly human, or were demons

b)
They wanted to spread Christianity by force
c)

They wanted the land and didn't much care that anyone already lived there

d)

They were simply following orders from their leaders

14.

Why did the New World challenge the Christian viewpoint?

a)

It called certain biblical stories into question, like the Great Flood

b)

Christianity taught the world was flat

c)

The New World convinced many that the earth revolves around the sun

d)

The introduction of Native religions brought European converts away from Christianity