WorksheetsSocial Studies ch 3 review: Age of Exploration
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why did the Chinese stop their voyages of exploration?
They had already traveled everywhere.
A new ruler stopped all Chinese explorations.
The sailors wanted to stay home.
The ruler wanted to show how powerful he was.
The Silk Road connected Europe and
Africa
the Americas
Italy
China
Marco Polo saw new inventions in China, such as
houses made of wood
woven cloth
paper and printing
the Silk Road
Timbuktu was the central trading city in
Mali
Arabia
Asia
Europe
What area did merchants have to cross to get from Tripoli to Gao?
the Silk Road
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Sahara Desert
Which invention helped sailors steer without seeing the sun or stars?
compass
astrolabe
gunpowder
printing press
Why did Prince Henry start a school of Navigation?
He wanted more ships for his navy.
He wanted to find a new continent.
He wanted to encourage explorers.
He wanted to steer a boat.
The Portuguese named the tip of Africa
(a)
What oceans did Vasco da Gama sail to reach India?
(a)
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella paid for Columbus's voyage because they hoped he would find
beans and corn
faster ships
colonies in North and South America
riches, such as gold
Where did Columbus land after he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?
(a)
Which explorer claimed a large part of South America for Portugal in 1500?
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Which Spanish explorer explored the American Southwest in 1540?
(a)
When Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico, the Aztecs
were living in small villages and had no contact with one another
were poor and unable to survive without the help of the Europeans
controlled a huge empire and lived in a city bigger than any in Europe
wanted the Spanish to come and take over their land and power
Which helped Cortes defeat Moctezuma?
conquistadors' greed for gold
other Indian nations
other Spanish explorers
Aztecs
What did the Spanish build to protect their colonies?
(a)
Who wrote about the bad treatment of American Indians?
(a)
Spain enslaved Africans because
Africans already knew the Spanish language and customs
American Indians wanted higher pay than slaves
they needed workers to replace the American Indians who died
enslaved Africans were better at farming
What are religious settlements called?
(a)
Who circumnavigated the earth by crossing the Pacific Ocean?
(a)
What did merchants travel in to bring salt to Ghana?
(a)
A small ship with triangular sails is called a
(a)
