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The Age of Exploration

Quiz by PHILIP GORDON (Golden Valley MS)

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  • Q1
    Which explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe?
    Christopher Columbus
    Hernán Cortés
    Francis Drake
    Ferdinand Magellan
    30s
  • Q2
    Who financed Christopher Columbus' voyages to the Americas?
    King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
    Queen Elizabeth I of England
    King Louis XIV of France
    King Henry VII of England
    30s
  • Q3
    Which country did Vasco da Gama sail for during his exploration of the Indian Ocean?
    England
    France
    Spain
    Portugal
    30s
  • Q4
    What did the Age of Exploration primarily involve?
    The spread of democracy around the globe
    The development of the printing press
    European exploration and colonization of the world
    The rise of communism in Europe
    30s
  • Q5
    Which explorer is credited with discovering America?
    Leif Erikson
    Francisco Pizarro
    Christopher Columbus
    Amerigo Vespucci
    30s
  • Q6
    Who was the first European explorer to reach India by sea?
    Christopher Columbus
    Hernán Cortés
    Vasco da Gama
    Ferdinand Magellan
    30s
  • Q7
    Which country did Ferdinand Magellan sail for during his voyage around the world?
    England
    Portugal
    Spain
    France
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the main motivation for European exploration during the Age of Exploration?
    To find new trade routes to Asia
    To search for new scientific knowledge
    To spread Christianity to the world
    To conquer new territories for European empires
    30s
  • Q9
    Who was the Aztec ruler defeated by Hernán Cortés?
    Moctezuma I
    Cuauhtémoc
    Montezuma II
    Atahualpa
    30s
  • Q10
    Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the African continent?
    Bartolomeu Dias
    Hernán Cortés
    Ferdinand Magellan
    Vasco da Gama
    30s

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