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Chapter 20 Review 2022

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main good explorers wanted to get from Asia in the 1400s?

a)

Spices

b)

Silk

c)

Rice

d)

Timber

2.

Who came up with The Law of Gravity?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Galilei Galileo

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

3.

First Scientist to study the sky with a telescope.....

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galilei Galileo

4.

Who was the Scientist who discovered the planets orbit was elliptical?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Galilei Galileo

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

5.

What is the step by step process for performing experiments called?

a)

Experiments

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Observations

6.

Explorer who made the first trip around the tip of Africa.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galilei Galileo

7.

Christopher Columbus thought he landed in Asia. Where was he actually?

a)

Bahamas (the Americas)

b)

Africa (Egypt)

c)

Australia

d)

Brazil

8.

A series of events that led to the birth of Modern Science is called the......

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Scientific Theory

d)

Chemistry

9.

Experiments that tried to turn common metals into gold were called (a)  

Choose from the below words

mathematics

chemistry

alchemy

biology

10.

The word (a)   means knowledge or understanding.

Choose from the below words
science

Understanding

Wisdom

Insight

11.

What new technologies helped make exploration possible?

a)

Barometer and Thermometer

b)

Microscope

c)

GPS

d)

Compass and Astrolabe

12.

Magellan's crew was the first to (a)   or go all the way around the globe.

Choose from the below words

Explore

Circumnavigate

Circle

Navigate

13.

The powerful Spanish navy of the 1500s was called the (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Spanish Fleet

Spanish Army

Spanish Armada

Spanish Navy

14.

What continent did all of the explorers discussed in class come from?

a)

Americas

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

15.

A __________ is a large farm. The Spanish grew sugarcane on these in the New World.

a)

Ranch

b)

Endless Vast Land

c)

Vineyard

d)

Plantation

16.

Which of the following is NOT a Renaissance explorer?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Neil Armstrong

d)

Vasco da Gama

17.

Whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

a)

Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Henry the Navigator

d)

Magellan

18.

The exchange of plants, animals and ideas between the "New World" and "Old World" is known as

a)

Market Economy

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

English Expedition

19.

Natives living in the New World were treated well by the explorers.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The new ships called created by the Portuguese that had triangular sails and rudders were called (a)   .

Choose from the below words

caravels

sailboats

cruise Ships

air Boats

21.

The voyage of Magellan proved the earth was round.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The explanations scientists developed to explain observed facts are called

a)

experiments

b)

hypothesis

c)

theories

d)

observations

23.

Explorers were trying to convert people to which of the following religions?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

24.

Which of the following was NOT a Renaissance scientist?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Johannes Keplar

c)

Ptolomy

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

25.

Polish astronomer who stated that planets orbit the Sun was

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Nicolaus Copernicus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Galileo Galilei

26.

Columbus discovered "The Americas" while seeking a sea route to ____

a)

USA

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

South America

27.
The Age of Exploration led to...
a)
New Scientific Discoveries (including plants and animals)
b)
Increased knowledge of other people in the world 
c)
Increased knowledge of the continents and the world. 
d)
All of the Above