WorksheetsUnit 6 Chapter 1 Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name:
4 lines
2.
How was this object used?
a)
a) It was used to determine direction with a magnetic pointer.
b)
b) It was used to predict weather conditions by measuring air pressure.
c)
c) It was used to determine position by measuring the sun, moon, and stars.
d)
d) It was used to determine speed by measuring the distance between knots in a rope.
3.
Why was Prince Henry of Portugal called Henry the Navigator?
a)
a) He invented the astrolabe and the compass.
b)
b) He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.
c)
c) He made the most accurate maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia of the time.
d)
d) He supported education and developments and got money for exploration.
4.
Which country developed this type of ship?
a)
a) Spain
b)
b) France
c)
c) Portugal
d)
d) Great Britain
5.
Who explored the coast of East Africa?
a)
a) King John I
b)
b) Bartolomeu Dias
c)
c) Vasco da Gama
d)
d) Henry the Navigator
6.
According to the map, what did Dias do after passing the Cape of Good Hope?
a)
a) He became the first person to sail from Portugal to Asia.
b)
b) He continued along the east coast of Africa.
c)
c) He set up a trading post in Madagascar.
d)
d) He turned around and went back west.
7.
Who is Vespucci referring to in the excerpt?
a)
a) the Catholic Church
b)
b) the crew of his ships
c)
c) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
d)
d) Indigenous peoples he encountered
8.
What does the line down the middle of the map represent?
a)
a) the Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
b) the known world as of 1494
c)
c) the limits of the Catholic Church’s influence
d)
d) the rivalry between Europe and the Americas
9.
What was Vasco Nùñez de Balboa the first European to see?
a)
a) the Mississippi River
b)
b) the Northwest Passage
c)
c) the South American continent
d)
d) the east coast of the Pacific Ocean
10.
What was the main achievement of Magellan and his fleet?
a)
a) They were the first Europeans to circumnavigate the globe.
b)
b) They discovered many forms of wildlife unknown to Europeans.
c)
c) They claimed much of the Americas for the Portuguese.
d)
d) They were the first Europeans to trade with China and India
11.
Which statement best explains an effect of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494?
a)
a) It encouraged other European countries to colonize the Americas.
b)
b) It created a map for future exploration.
c)
c) It discouraged other European countries from colonizing the Americas
d)
d) It created separate areas for colonization.
12.
A navigational tool used to determine the position of the sun, a star, or another object in the sky
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
hull
13.
The skill or science of determining the route to a destination
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
navigation
14.
A device that uses a magnetic pointer to show direction
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
navigation
15.
The practice of bringing people from a different country to control and settle an area that already has an Indigenous population
a)
colonization
b)
astrolabe
c)
circumnavigate
d)
navigation
16.
To travel completely around something (such as Earth), especially by water
a)
colonization
b)
astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
circumnavigate
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