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- 1. Multiple Choice
A likely reason Columbus wanted to explore was
He liked to travel.
The king and queen of Portugal asked him to conduct an exploration.
He secretly believed the world really was flat and wanted to prove it.
He wanted to find a faster trading route to the Indies.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What would you say is the best answer about the "Age of Discovery"?
The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years.
The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very wealthy.
The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.
The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is a likely reason European countries wanted to establish colonies in the New World?
Colonies would firmly establish their presence in the New World.
Colonies would keep other European countries from trying to claim the land.
Colonies would keep problems with American Indians in the area to a minimum.
All of the above.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a technological advance during the Age of Discovery?
Sextant
compass
maps
astrolabe
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which country explored the South American country of Brazil?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
- 6. Multiple Choice
What two countries initiated expeditions for the first times.
Spain and Portugal
England and Spain
England and France
Portugal and England
- 7. Multiple Choice
What 2 countries colonized over 95% of Africa?
Spain and England
England and Portugal
France and England
Spain and Portugal
- 8. Multiple Choice
The earliest colonies of Great Britain were established on what continent?
India
Africa
South America
North America
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to tell Europeans about the goods you can get from China
Vasco Da Gama
Bartholomew Dias
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
- 10. Multiple Choice
In 1453, who fought and took control of Constantinople from the Byzantine Empire
The Ottoman Empire
The British Empire
The French Empire
The Spanish Empire
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who was the first explorer to sail from Portugal to India
Bartholomew Diaz
Vasco Da Gama
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did people from Europe (Europeans) want to go to countries in the east (Asia)
They were fighting a war
They wanted to trade for spices and silk
They wanted to capture the Asians
They liked to travel
- 13. Multiple Choice
The silk road is one road that connects Europe to Asia
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
What word means to travel for the purpose of discovery?
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
- 15. Multiple Choice
What word describes the act of someone taking over an area and settling there?
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
- 16. Multiple Choice
Once an area is taken over, it then becomes a what?
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
- 17. Multiple Choice
Jane goes to Colorado to see if she thinks she would like living there. She comes back to Texas and thinks about it for a while. Is this an example of exploration or colonization?
exploration
colonization
- 18. Multiple Choice
The light fast ships were developed by the Portuguese during the Age of Discovery?
caravels
junk
catamaran
clipper
- 19. Multiple Choice
Once an area is colonized, it becomes known as a what?
settlement
religious freedom
colony
exploration
colonize
- 20. Multiple Choice
What did maps look like before the Age of Discovery?The same as they do today.They were incomplete and had blank spots.Countries all had the incorrect names.Maps were more accurate than they are today. - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags