TOP TEN REASONS FOR EXPLORATION

Question 1

What year did Christopher Columbus set sail with three ships?

Accepted Answer

1492

Question 2

Explorers wanted to find a water route to ...

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 3

Silkworm cocoons were used to produce ...

Accepted Answer

silk

Question 4

Constantinople was later known as ...

Accepted Answer

Istanbul

Question 5

Christian religion spread quickly through Europe.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain wanted to spread their _______ throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

faith

Question 7

What was the name of the deadly illness that swept through Europe in the 1300’s & 1400’s?

Accepted Answer

Bubonic Plaque

Question 8

The Renaissance was a time in the 1400’s known across Europe as a rebirth of art and science.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The route between China and Italy was known as this ....

Accepted Answer

Silk Road

Question 10

How many reasons for exploration can you remember?

Accepted Answer

ALL 10

Question 11

The Age of Exploration started in the ...

Accepted Answer

1400

Question 12

A trip taken with the goal of exploring is ...

Accepted Answer

an expedition

Question 13

Scientific knowledge & tools is known as ...

Accepted Answer

technology

Question 14

The benefits of exploration included ...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 15

What are the 3 G's of exploration?

Accepted Answer

God, gold, glory

Question 16

The Age of Exploration was also known as the age of ....

Accepted Answer

discovery

Question 17

Johannes Guttenberg developed the printing press.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

A compass, sextant, and astrolabe were tools used for ...

Accepted Answer

navigation

Question 19

A ship that could go faster, hold more cargo, and needed fewer men was called a ...

Accepted Answer

caravel

Question 20

Marco Polo was a merchant from ....

Accepted Answer

Venice

Question 21

What were the risks of exploration?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 22

One of the first books published with the printing press was ....

Accepted Answer

the Bible

Question 23

Prince Henry of Portugal started a school for navigation.

Accepted Answer

True

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