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Age of Exploration Basics

Authored by David Miedema

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9th Grade

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Age of Exploration Basics
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which characteristic(s) of the Renaissance does the Age of Exploration fit into (multiple answer)?

Creativity

Invention

Challenging Old Ideas

Discipline

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which countries (multiple answer) led the Age of Exploration?

Portugal

England

France

Spain

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who supported (a patron) exploration from Portugal to help start the Age of Exploration?

King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella

Leonardo da Vinci

Prince Henry the Navigator

Christopher Columbus

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which was NOT a motive of exploration?

Gold - people sought wealth through finding gold and trading (silk, spices, slaves, etc.).

Glory - people had a chance to became famous for doing the "impossible."

Grief - people had a chance to escape persecution and start a new life for their families.

God - people were motivated to spread Christianity and stop Islam.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The science of mapmaking is called ___________graphy.

Geo

Historio

Carto

Globio

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered a method / formula to help project the world onto a flat surface (map)?

Prince Henry the Navigator

Gerardus Mercator

John Harrison

Marco Polo

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was used to determine your direction in open water?

Chip log

Marine chronometer

Mercator projection

Astrolabe

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