Age of Exploration Quiz

When was the Age of Exploration

• 500 - 400 BCE
• 1100 - 1300 CE
• 1400 - 1600 CE
• 2000 - 2023 CE

How were exotic goods such as silk and spices transported to Europe BEFORE the Age of Exploration?

• Goods didn't arrive until after the Age of Exploration
• Silk Road
• By ship from the New World
• By ship from the Old World

Why did the Ottoman Empire stop goods from coming into Europe when they took control of the Silk Road?

• Europe couldn't pay for them
• Couldn't get products anymore
• Supply chain issues
• They were still salty about the Crusades

Which was NOT one of thenames of Columbus' three ships on his first voyage?

• Nina
• Santa Fe
• Pinta
• Santa Maria

How did the Astrolabe change sailing?

• Kept sailors from getting sick
• Made sailing more profitable
• Allowed navigation without staying in view of coastline
• It didn't

What was NOT one of the European countries that dominated the Age of Exploration?

• Spain
• Portugal
• England
• Norway

The first sea routes to Asia for Europeans involved going around which continent?

• South America
• North America
• Africa
• Australia

What was Christopher Columbus trying to do by sailing westward across the Atlantic?

• Find a quicker route to India
• Find the New World
• Prove the world was round
• Find gold

Who were the first Europeans to visit North America?

• French
• Vikings
• Spanish
• Paleo-Indians

How did the Vikings discover America?

• By using an astrolabe
• By using a map
• Native Americans asked them to visit
• By accident