WorksheetsThe Age of Exploration Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a caravel?
a)
A large, slow ship
b)
A small, fast ship used by explorers
c)
A type of tropical fruit
d)
A navigational instrument
2.
What is a colony?
a)
A group of explorers
b)
A type of insect
c)
A settlement or territory ruled by a distant country
d)
A type of currency
3.
What does the term "exploit" mean in the context of exploration?
a)
A type of food
b)
A navigational technique
c)
A bold or daring act, often related to achieving success
d)
A type of ship
4.
What is quinine used for?
a)
To treat smallpox
b)
To treat malaria
c)
To flavor food
d)
To cure seasickness
5.
What is rivalry?
a)
A type of ship
b)
A type of weather pattern
c)
Competition or conflict between individuals, groups, or nations trying to achieve the same thing
d)
A type of plant
6.
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Ferdinand and Isabella
c)
Dutch East India Company
d)
Christopher Columbus himself
7.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a)
A trading company established by the Netherlands
b)
The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres following Columbus's voyages
c)
The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
d)
A type of ship used during the Age of Exploration
8.
What was the Dutch East India Company?
a)
A trading company established by Spain
b)
A trading company established by Portugal
c)
A trading company established by England
d)
A trading company established by the Netherlands in the early 17th century to conduct trade with Asia
9.
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?
a)
Explorers who discovered the New World
b)
A king and queen who sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas in 1492
c)
Rivals of Christopher Columbus
d)
The first settlers in the Americas
10.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
A Spanish explorer
b)
An Italian explorer
c)
A Portuguese prince who sponsored exploration and navigation in the early 15th century, leading to the Age of Discovery
d)
An English monarch
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