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WorksheetsAge of Exploration and Renaissance Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513?
Balboa
Marco Polo
Columbus
Magellan
Which Italian traveler went to China and made China rich?
Marco Polo
Balboa
Vespucci
Ponce de Leon
What was the main goal of the explorers during the Age of Exploration?
To find a sea route to Asia
To conquer the Aztec Empire
To map the stars
To spread Protestantism
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Global transfer of people, goods, technology, ideas, diseases, and plants/animals
A trade agreement between Spain and Portugal
A map-making technique
A type of ship used by explorers
Who led a voyage funded by Spain and realized South America was a continent?
Vespucci
Balboa
Magellan
Columbus
What is a conquistador?
A Spanish explorer in the Americas during the 1500s
A map maker
A ship used for exploration
A religious leader
What is the Renaissance?
A reawakening of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s
A series of religious wars
A type of ship
A Spanish settlement
Who was Martin Luther?
A German priest who questioned the power and authority of Catholic leaders in 1517
A Spanish explorer
A Portuguese navigator
A French king
What is a cartographer?
A person who produces maps
A person who leads religious services
A person who builds ships
A person who studies stars
What is mercantilism?
An economic theory that a nation's power depends on its ability to increase wealth by accumulating precious metals
A religious movement
A type of ship
A map-making technique
