The Renaissance led to the Age of Exploration because it encouraged a desire for new trade routes and new things.
Early Exploration Review

Flashcard
•
History
•
6th - 9th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Student preview

8 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
encouraged a desire for new trade routes and new things
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Europeans sought a new trading route to Asia because the old routes were controlled by
Back
Muslims and Italians
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What new technologies enabled European exploration? Options: gunpowder and cannons, compass and astrolabe, electricity and telegraph, steam engine and steel
Back
compass and astrolabe
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What were the motivations for European exploration? Options: freedom, equality, independence; knowledge, reason, literacy; glory, god, gold; fame, freedom, friendship
Back
glory, god, gold
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What countries took the lead in colonizing the Americas?
Back
Spain and Portugal
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
Back
Hernan Cortes
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which explorer was known for trying to circumnavigate (or sail around) the world?
Back
Ferdinand Magellan
8.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Europeans sought new trade routes because they wanted to go to
Back
Asia
Similar Resources on Quizizz
7 questions
1.1 Reasons for Exploration and Colonization Review

Flashcard
•
8th Grade
9 questions
Age of Exploration

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
8 questions
Early Africa, Europe, and Asia Vocabulary

Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
3 questions
Motives Behind European Exploration

Flashcard
•
7th Grade
6 questions
Age of Exploration - Homework #4 Review

Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
6 questions
Age of Exploration - Homework #4 Review

Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
13 questions
Exploration do-now

Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
9 questions
Age of Exploration

Flashcard
•
6th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Multiplication Facts

Quiz
•
4th Grade
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
15 questions
June Review Quiz

Quiz
•
Professional Development
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
25 questions
Triangle Inequalities

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade
Discover more resources for History
25 questions
SS Combined Advisory Quiz

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
40 questions
Week 4 Student In Class Practice Set

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
SOL: ILE DNA Tech, Gen, Evol 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
NC Universities (R2H)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Congruent and Similar Triangles

Quiz
•
8th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
24 questions
LSO - Virus, Bacteria, Classification - sol review 2025

Quiz
•
9th Grade
65 questions
MegaQuiz v2 2025

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade