Quiz History of the Age of Exploration

What is the time period of the Age of Exploration?

• 1900-2000

• Early 15th centry to 17th century

• 2021-2022

• July to September

What were the biggest reasons for exploration?

• To become famous and popular

• To get to the other side

• To fill up with gasoline

• To get goods like silver, gold, spices, silk, and a new route to Asia

The first journeys associated with the Age of Discovery were conducted by _________?

• Sponge Bob

• Mr. Fernald

• the Portugese

• Mrs. Hacker

Who encouraged explorers to sail beyond the mapped routes?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Mrs. Beckrow

• Christoper Columbus

• Patrick Henry

Vasco da Gama sailed all the way to _________?

• Indiana

• Caro, Michigan

• their grandma's house

• India

Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailing for what country?

• United States

• Canada

• Spain

• South America

How many voyages did Columbus lead?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 12

John Cabot reached the coast of where?

• His house

• The Equator

• Spain

• Newfoundland

Who discovered the entrance to the Hudson River?

• Henry Hudson

• Giovanni da Verrazano

• Mickey Mouse

• Mrs. Beckrow

The first permanent settlement established by England was where?

• New York City, New York

• Greenland

• Detroit, Michigan

• Jamestown, Virginia