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WorksheetsAge of Exploration Test
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 42mins
Zheng He sailed in which Oceans?
Indian & Pacific
Indian & Atlantic
Atlantic & Antarctic
Pacific & Atlantic
Zheng He first set sail in?
1403
1404
1405
1406
True or False, Zheng He visited Africa?
True
False
Zheng He lived during which dynasty?
Han
Qing
Ming
Xia
How did China benefit from Zheng He's expeditions?
trade
slaves
new areas to fish
Vasco da Gama was from which country?
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Argentina
Vasco da Gama is most famous for discovering?
A way to sail quickly past other ships
Spices in India
A trade route to India
China
What is a Caravel?
A fruit that tastes like caramel
A fast Spanish or Portuguese ship
Another name for a sea map
An animal only found in South Africa
When did Admiral Zheng He's voyages take place?
before Columbus's voyages
after Columbus's voyages
before Marco Polo's visit
after Marco Polo's visit?
What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?
Steam Engine
Compass
Astrolabe
Rudder
Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?
Caravel
Astrolabe
Frigate
Compass
Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Queen Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?
horses and major diseases
squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
cocoa and horses
cocoa and llamas
Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?
major diseases
horses
potatoes and corn
slaves
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
to entrust
to connect
court
conquerors
In 1534, what French navigator sailed inland along the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of eastern Canada for France?
La Salle
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
Magellan
What was the motivation for exploration?
Write a book about it
Gold, God, Glory
Land, food, water
Position in the government
What is mercantilism?
A system where a mother country gains power by exporting more goods than they import.
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
A theory that global wars that start over money so countries should avoid it.
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
The inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called the
End of Days
Middle Passage
Final Destination
End of Freedom
Japan responded to European exploration by introducing what policy?
Mercantilism
Closed Country
Open Country
Free Trade
Who conquered the Incas?
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
The journeys of Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias, and Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s because of the
support of exploration by the English government
trade connections established by Ibn Battuta
effects of the Atlantic slave trade
development of new navigational instruments and technology
The European explorers referred to the lands they colonized as the ___ _____?
Old World
New Spain
New World
Native Land
His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
Where did Spanish explorers mostly sail?
Asia
Americas
England
India
The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
traverse
Silk Road
colonization
circumnavigate
Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?
He proved once and for all that the earth is round
His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas
He opened up a new trade route to Asia
He was the greatest mapmaker of his time
Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?
Spain
Portugal
France
England
Bartholomeu Dias proved that it was possible to
find a water route to India.
travel from Portugal to India.
circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”
create the most sophisticated maps of their time.
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?
Spain
France
England
Portugal
Who was the Portuguese explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Vasco de Gama
- Invention of the compass and astrolabe
- European dependence on spices from Asia
- Rise of nation-states in Europe
These developments influenced the start of the
Crusades
Renaissance
Age of Exploration
Reformation
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
They wanted a new route instead of the Silk Road
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
all of the above
This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartholomew Dias
Francisco Pizarro
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.
Francisco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Franz Ferdinand
Francisco Pizarro
What is the Columbian Exhange?
Exchange of ideas between America and Europe
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.
Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.
Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
Which civilization settled in the Andes Mountains of South America?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Which civilization settled in modern day Mexico?
Maya
Aztec
Inca
Who began the Age of Discovery?
John Cabot
Prince Henry the Navigator
Who found the first school of navigation?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartholomew Dias
Vasco de Gama
Who discovered Florida?
Ponce de Leon
Francisco Coronado
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
What is Vasco Nunez de Balboa credited for discovering?
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
Fountain of Youth
Who discovered the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon?
Francisco Coronado
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Which explorer is credited with discovering the sea route to India?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
John Cabot
