WorksheetsPower Words: Vocabulary of Exploration
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
During which historical time did many changes lead toward exploration in Europe?
Future Age
Stone Age
Space Age
Middle Ages
What is a colony?
A machine used to tell time
A settlement ruled by a distant country
A storm that sinks wooden ships
A cave where animals sleep
On a timeline, events placed farther to the right usually represent what?
Places on a world map
Later times in history
Events with more importance
Earlier times in history
Where was Marco Polo born?
Beijing, China
Venice, Italy
Cairo, Egypt
Delhi, India
What was the title of Marco Polo’s book that shared his travels?
Journeys of the Atlantic
Roads to the New World
The Description of the World
Maps of Ancient Europe
Even though they failed, what did explorers gain from Northwest Passage searches?
New ideas and technology
Free land for farms
A new alphabet system
A safe winter home
Which year is linked to John Cabot’s first North American landfall?
1620 with the Pilgrims
1776 in the Revolution
1540 during Coronado
1497 during his voyage
What skill improved as explorers traveled even without success?
Navigation and mapping
Cooking and sewing
Poetry and music
Farming and weaving
Who are the Songhai in world history?
A team of builders from ancient Rome
A group of sailors from icy islands
A people living mainly in Niger and Mali
A band of traders from the Andes
Where was gunpowder first invented?
By Spanish sailors in the 15th century
By Roman engineers in the 1st century
By Viking explorers in the 10th century
By Chinese alchemists in the 9th century
What was the Spanish Reconquista mainly about?
Spreading and restoring Catholicism in Spain
Finding a new route to India by sea
Trading gold and salt across deserts
Teaching astronomy to young sailors
Which tool helped sailors find positions using the sky?
Astrolabe for star and sun positions
Thermometer for hot and cold air
Periscope for undersea viewing
Barometer for air pressure changes
Which term names people who buy and sell to earn a living?
Artists carving wooden masks
Farmers planting spring wheat
Captains steering tall ships
Merchants trading goods daily
Which statement about Vikings is a key timeline fact?
They invented the astrolabe for sailors to use
They reached North America earlier than Columbus
They built the first caravel used by Portugal
They created the Silk Road across Europe
Travelers on the Silk Road also exchanged what besides goods?
Soccer scores and jokes
Stories, religion, and inventions
Rainwater and snowballs
Tickets and parade confetti
Who did Marco Polo meet while traveling in Asia?
Genghis Khan in Europe
Julius Caesar in Rome
Queen Elizabeth in London
Kublai Khan in China
What happened to Marco Polo that led to his book being written?
He was imprisoned and dictated it
He sang it as a sea song
He carved it on stone tablets
He typed it on computers
Which ocean must sailors cross to go from Europe to the Americas on early voyages like Cabot’s?
Indian Ocean to the east
Arctic Ocean to the north
Pacific Ocean to the south
Atlantic Ocean to the west
Trade began to grow from the Silk Road during which years on the timeline?
1600–1664 stayed the same
1200–1204 stopped suddenly
1400–1464 grew exponentially
1000–1064 ended forever
Which continent do the Silk Road paths mainly cross on the map?
Asia from west to east
North America north to south
Australia from coast to coast
Antarctica around the ice
Which statement matches Prince Henry’s contribution?
Started a navigation school
Led a march across deserts
Built the first steam ship
Invented paper money trade
The octant is mainly used for what purpose?
Measuring angles in navigation
Finding deep ocean trenches
Cooking aboard ships
Sending long-distance signals
What is one title of Marco Polo’s book?
The Age of Steam
The Description of the World
Across the Atlantic Ocean
Voyage of the Beagle
How did Marco Polo’s book impact Europe?
It started wars in Europe
It stopped the Silk Road forever
It ended all trade with Africa
It sparked interest in exploring Asia
What subjects were shared in Timbuktu’s culture center?
Drama and ballet
Skiing and skating
Mining and drilling
Math and astronomy
Between which years did Zheng He’s voyages take place?
1320–1340
1405–1433
1500–1512
1205–1215
Which two goods were especially valuable in Songhai?
Iron and coal
Fish and lumber
Wheat and corn
Salt and gold
What did explorers gain while failing to find the Northwest Passage?
Maps to underground caverns
Large farms and new palace cities
Gold and jewels from Asian markets
New places, ideas, technology, and resources
Which areas did Verrazzano explore while searching?
From Iceland to Ireland
From Alaska to Hawaii
From Cuba to Argentina
From the Carolinas to Canada
