Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

5th Grade

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Created by

Jessica Hickle

Used 21+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tool that told sailors how far north or south of the equator they had sailed.

Magnetic compass

Astrolabe

Maps

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the first explorers?

Vikings

British

Portuguese

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who helped the Portuguese reach India and began trading important spices?

George Washington

Hector Cortez

Vasco da Gama

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Christopher Columbus trying to sail West?

He wanted to discover America.

He wanted to find a new route to Asia.

He was just bored.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was really the first European to travel to North America?

Christopher Columbus

A Viking named Leif Ericsson

George Washington

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did most Spanish Conquistadors travel to the newly discovered Americas?

Gold and Glory

To make the world a better place

They were bored and wanted adventure

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A settlement or area far from the country that rules it.

Colony

Town

City

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