The Age of Exploration Slideshow Quiz

What is the time period referred to as the Age of Exploration?

• Late 1500s to early 1600s

• Late 1400s to 1600s

• 1500s to 1700s

• 1700s to 1800s

What were the three main reasons for European exploration during this time?

• Religion, Tea, Technology

• Religion, Silk, Slavery

• Religion, Spices, Profit

• Religion, Gold, Power

Which European country was the first to embark on voyages during the Age of Exploration?

• France

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

Who was the Portuguese explorer who rounded the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer sailed to India in 1497 and opened up trade and conquest of India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who sailed around the world in 1519 and reached the Philippines?

• de Gama

• Balboa

• Columbus

• Magellan

Which European nation sent John Cabot to explore Newfoundland?

• Italy

• England

• France

• Spain

Which Dutch company had a monopoly over the spice trade in the late 1600s?

• British East India Company

• Dutch East India Company

• Portuguese East India Company

• French East India Company