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- 1. Multiple Choice
Sail or travel all the way around the world.
exploration
traverse
Silk Road
circumnavigate
- 2. Multiple Choice
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
exploration
Marine Silk Road
colonization
circumnavigate
- 3. Multiple Choice
The action of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
traverse
Silk Road
colonization
circumnavigate
- 4. Multiple Choice
The water route connecting Europe to Asia and India for the purpose of trade.
Silk Road
Marine Silk Road
colonization
exploration
- 5. Multiple Choice
Travel across or through.
exploration
traverse
colonization
circumnavigate
- 6. Multiple Choice
The land route connecting Europe to Asia and India for the purpose of trade.
exploration
traverse
Silk Road
Marine Silk Road
- 7. Multiple Choice
compass
octant
astrolabe
gunpowder
- 8. Multiple Choice
compass
chronometer
astrolabe
octant
- 9. Multiple Choice
chronometer
sextant
octant
gunpowder
- 10. Multiple Choice
compass
sextant
octant
astrolabe
- 11. Multiple Choice
sextant
chronometer
octant
astrolabe
- 12. Multiple Choice
gunpowder
chronometer
astrolabe
compass
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where did Portuguese explorers mostly sail?
North America
England
Asia
South America
- 14. Multiple Choice
Where did Spanish explorers mostly sail?
Asia
Americas
England
India
- 15. Multiple Choice
At the beginning, what was the purpose of Portuguese explorations?
trade
colonization
sailing
catch animals
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the Spanish Empire wanting to do with their explorations?
trade
colonization
catch animals
sailing
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who's writings inspired future explorers?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
- 18. Multiple Choice
His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
- 19. Multiple Choice
His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
- 20. Multiple Choice
This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Marco Polo
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