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The Age of Exploration

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for European exploration?

a)

To spread Christianity

b)

To find new trade goods

c)

To avoid disease and war

d)

To gain fame for themselves and their countries

2.

Who set up a school and trained sailors in navigation and mapmaking?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francisco Pizarro

3.

Who reached the Americas in 1492?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francisco Pizarro

4.

Who sailed around the globe?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francisco Pizarro

5.

Who conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Francisco Pizarro

6.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

b)

The trade of spices between Asia and Europe

c)

The migration of people from Europe to Africa

d)

The spread of democracy in the Americas

7.

Which of the following was brought from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Tomatoes

c)

Cocoa

d)

Horses

8.

Which of the following was brought from the Americas to Europe during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Smallpox

b)

Potatoes

c)

Horses

d)

Cows

9.

Which country was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

10.

Prince Henry the Navigator was the son of King John I and Queen Philippa.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Sir Francis Drake was famous for which achievement?

a)

Discovering America

b)

Circumnavigation of the globe

c)

Finding a westward route to Asia

d)

Colonizing Australia

12.

Ferdinand Magellan sailed for which country?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France