What did Christopher Columbus Discover?
A. America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. The Pacific Ocean
A. America
100
What is the name of the main trade route that extended between Europe and Asia?
A. Indian Road
B. European Road
C. Silk Road
D. Silver Road
C. Silk Road
100
What does a compass do?
A. Shows you what country you are in
B. Shows you what direction you are going in
C. Show you what direction you should be going in
D. Tells you how deep the water is
B. Shows you what direction you are going in.
100
John Cabot tried to find a sea route to Asia but ended up claiming land in _______ instead...
A. America
B. Europe
C. Canada
D. Ireland
C. Canada
100
When did the Age of Exploration start?
A: 15th Century
B: 17th Century
C: 13th Century
D: 20th Century
A. 15th Century
200
What Ocean was Ferdinand Magellan the first European to cross?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
200
The Age of Exploration started because of people's desire to trade with...
A. America
B. Europe
C. China
D. Asia
D. Asia
200
A Caravel is...
A. Boat
B. Compass
C. Measuring Tool
D. Type of Cloth
A. Boat
200
What did Christopher Columbus Intend to do on his first voyage?
A: Discover America
B: Trade with the Indies
C: Find a sea route to Africa
D: Find a sea route to the Spice Islands
D. Find a sea route to the Spice Islands.
200
What was the name of the Portuguese navigator that had the first big exploration in the age of exploration?
A: Christopher Columbus
B: John Cabot
C: Prince Henry
D: Prince Jonathan the 2nd
C. Prince Henry
300
What is one thing Jacques Cartier wanted to find on his exploration to the new world?
A. Silver
B. Spices
C. Fabric
D. Gold
D. Gold
300
What are 3 different things that the Indies (Asia) had that the Europeans wanted?
A. Spices, cloth, tobacco
B. Silk, spices, foreign animals
C. Foreign animals, cloth, war materials
D. Potatoes, tomatoes, corn
B. Silk, spices, foreign animals
300
What is an Astrolabe used to measure?
A. Height
B. Depth
C. Angles and Altitude
D. Maximum Capacity
C. Angles and Altitude
300
The Age of Exploration started because of people's desire to trade with the indies, the Indies is a part of…
A: Africa
B: Spain
C: Asia
D: Spice Islands
C. Asia
300
For a very long time there was only one thing linking Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, What was that thing?
A: The Plain Valleys
B: The Silk Road
C: Asia
D: The Sahara Desert
D. The Sahara
400
Marco Polo traveled along what road?
A. Sill Road
B. Spice Road
C. Indian Road
D. Silk Road
D. Silk Road
400
Many colonies raced to take over what land?
A. America
B. Asia
C. Europe
D. India
A. America
400
The lead line is used to measure the depth of...
A. Sculptures
B. The Ocean
C. Volcanoes
D. Valleys
B. The Ocean
400
There are many famous explorers. What was one thing that many of the explorers did not have funding for?
A: The Needed ship
B: food supplies
C: To pay the crew
D: Sails for the ships
A. The Needed ship.
400
Who were Portugal's Biggest Rivals?
A: Europe
B: Spain
C: America
D: The Spice Islands
B. Spain
500
In 1488 Bartolomeu Dias Opened a sea route from?
A. Asia to Europe
B. Europe to the Spice Islands
C. Europe to Asia
D. The Spice Islands to Europe
C. Europe to Asia
500
The New World mostly introduced other colonies to what kind of trading material?
A. Cloth Materials
B. Spices
C. War Materials
D. Foods
D. Foods
500
What tool was used to measure the height of the Polaris (pole star)?
A. Quadrant
B. Barometer
C. Quackometer
D. Starmeter
A. Quadrant
500
What was the most explored country during the age of exploration?
A: Asia
B: Ireland
C: Spain
D: America
C. Spain
500
On Prince Henry's main exploration he explored…
A: The west coast of Asia
B: The east coast of Europe
C: America
D: The west coast of Africa