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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 3hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Italy
d)
England
2.
What early explorers were most interested in finding?
a)
Water routes to the New World
b)
Water routes to Africa's west coast
c)
Water routes to Asia
d)
Water routes to the Middle East
3.
Which was NOT a reason explorers were interested in exploring the Americas?
a)
To find a new route to Asia
b)
To claim land for their country
c)
To find gold and other riches
d)
To find weapons
4.
What was Ponce De Leon's purpose for exploring? 
a)
To find Christopher Columbus and his crew.
b)
To find the Pacific ocean
c)
To find India and a quicker route to the New World.
d)
To find gold and the Fountain of Youth
5.

What were the reasons why the European explorers in the New World?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

All of the above answers

6.
Which is not a part of the New World?
a)
North America
b)
Caribbean
c)
South America
d)
Asia
7.

What does "God" mean in "God, Gold, & Glory" as reasoning for exploration?

a)

To establish new forms of Christianity

b)

Create new religions in the New World

c)

Spread Christianity to new places

d)

create warfare amongst religions

8.

Which person is credited for circumnavigating the globe?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

9.

Which person is credited for conquering the Aztecs?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

10.

Which person is credited for conquering the Incas?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

11.

Which person is credited for opening a school for shipbuilding, map making, and navigation?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

12.

Which person landed in the Caribbean Sea but tried to get to India by sailing West?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

13.

What is the name of the of the Spanish explorer who discovered Florida?

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Juan Ponce de León
14.

Why did European powers need to find a faster and safer route to Asia?

a)
To establish political dominance
b)
To find new lands to settle
c)
To trade for spices and other valuable goods
d)
To spread their religion
15.

On which continent did Christopher Columbus think he had arrived in 1492?

a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
16.

Which explorer was the first to realized he was exploring the "New World"?

a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
17.

Which present day land did John Cabot mistakenly believe was Asia?

a)

Canada

b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
South America
18.

Who gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I

c)

King John

d)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

19.

In what date range did the Age of Exploration fall?

a)

12th-18th centuries

b)

15th-17th centuries

c)

18th-20th centuries

d)

13th-14th centuries

20.

The major trade route that stretches from east Asia to Europe is called what?

a)

Spice Road

b)

Cold Road

c)

Silk Road

d)

Gold Road

21.
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
a)
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
b)
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
c)
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
d)
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
22.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
23.

Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

a)

to convert people to Christianity

b)

to learn about new lands and people

c)

to obtain spices from Asia

d)

to develop new technologies

24.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
25.

What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

to sail from one continent to another

b)

to sail all the way around the world

c)

to sail from one hemisphere to another

d)

to sail to an unexplored part of the world

26.

Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Buddhism

27.

What is considered the "New World?"

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

The Americas

d)

Africa

28.

Vasco Da Gama was...

a)

First Portuguese explorer to make it to India

b)

Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians

c)

Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world

d)

First European to make it to North America

29.
Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?
a)
Florida
b)
Virginia 
c)
Bahamas 
d)
New York
30.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

31.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

32.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

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