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EXPLORERS: The Age of Discovery
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A brief quiz on the Age of Discovery... 5th Grade Social Studies
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What is the main reason European countries wanted to establish colonies in the New World?
Colonies would keep other countries from claiming land
all of the above
Colonies would establish their presence in the New World
Colonies kept problems with Natives in the area to a minimum
2
The most likely reason Christopher Columbus wanted to explore was...
the king and queen of Portugal asked him to go
he wanted to find a faster trade route from Europe to Asia
he believed the world really was flat and wanted to prove it
he liked to travel
3
I began my journey from Spain and thought I was traveling to the Indies.
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Marco Polo
4
These inventions helped European explorers navigate during the Age of Discovery
caravel, autopilot, and compass
compass, caravel, and astrolabe
astrolabe, hourglass, and airplane
gunpowder, compass, and astrolabe
5
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Christianity was brought to the Americas.
Explorers found the Northwest Passage.
Florida was claimed by Spain
Explorers did not want to find a new trade route to Asia.
6
Why did most of the explorers we studied decide to sail west across the Atlantic Ocean?
Food spoiled easy and needed spices to make the taste better
people had to find spices them in other places
They wanted a quick route to Asia in order to trade spices
Animals were bought and paid for with spices
7
Leif Ericsson accidentally landed in which part of North America?
Mexico
Michigan
New York
Newfoundland, Canada
8
What did the Europeans want to trade with Asia for?
Silk
Spices
Jewels
All of the Above
9
What was the most likely effect of the success of Columbus' first voyage to the New World?
Spain claimed all of the land in the New World
A new trade route to Asia was found
Other European countries began to plan explorations
Spain got all the gold from the New World
10
Amerigo Vespucci wrote about interesting people and places in the New world in his...
letters
journals
books
newspapers
11
What kind of ship was used by Columbus and his crew?
titanic
armada
quandrant
caravel
12
The continents of North America and South America are named after this explorer.
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
13
Which country financed Columbus and his crew?
Spain
Italy
Portugal
France
14
Where did Ponce de Leon land when he was looking for the Fountain of Youth?
Florida
Newfoundland, Canada
Puerto Rico
Hudson Bay
15
Which statement about the "Age of Discovery" is true?
it was a time of exploration and discovery of ideas and info
It was a time when most people became very wealthy
It was not an important time in world history
The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years
16
Jacques Cartier was hired by which country to explore the New World?
Spain
France
Portugal
England
17
Before the Age of Discovery, most people in Europe thought the world was ...
large and round
really large and flat
small and flat
really small and round
18
European explorers never found this, but they looked for it anyway.
The Hudson River
Canada
A Northwest Passage
Bimini
19
The first Europeans to discover the New World were
English
Vikings
Spanish
French
20
Prince Henry the Navigator raised money for his expeditions this way.
Sold his belongings
His father, the king of Portugal, paid for everything.
Kidnapping people from Africa and selling them into slavery
He discovered gold in Africa
21
This English explorer was cast adrift when his crew staged a mutiny.
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ponce de Leon
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
22
What religion did Europeans try to spread as they explored and colonized?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
23
What was the caravel?
the printing press
tool to measure thesun's height
a saga
a smaller, faster ship
24
What were these countries reasons for exploration?
food, spices, travel
to meet new people, wealth, spices
gold, glory, God
25
Marco Polo told amazing stories about which inventions he discovered in China?
gunpowder, silk, and paper money
paper money, gold, and spices
silk, compass, and astrolabe
gold, spices, and silk
