Age of Exploration Quiz

What two Asian countries did European explorers travels to for goods?

• Canada and America

• South Africa and Ghana

• India and China

• Portuguese and Spain

What country was a provider of silk during the Age of Exploration?

• China

• India

• West Indies

• Aztec

What country was a major provider of spices during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• Portugal

• China

• India

What does the term conquistador mean?

• Spanish mayor

• Spanish conqueror

• Spanish sailor

• Spanish explorer

A Portuguese sailor who sailed around the tip of Africa.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Hernan Cotes

• Christopher Coloumbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

An explorer who sailed from Spain to find a new route to Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

A Spanish conquistador who led a journey to Mexico.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

A Portuguese explorer whose fleet sailed completely around the globe.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Hernan Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

A needle on a compass will always point in which direction?

• North

• South

• East

• West

People who buy and sell goods.

• Viking

• Examine

• Merchant

• King