
Exploring the Age of Discovery
Authored by Brian Buchanan
Social Studies
8th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?
John White could not find his way back to it
Everyone went back to England.
It lost a contest with Jamestown.
All the settlers disappeared.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Time period that led to an increase in exploration and trade
Age of Reason
Golden Age
Age of Exploration
Gilded Age
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer is credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
John Cabot
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one major impact of European exploration on Indigenous peoples in the Americas?
Increase in indigenous population
Introduction of new technologies
Spread of diseases like smallpox
Establishment of indigenous empires
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant economic change resulting from the Age of Exploration?
Decline in European trade
Establishment of the Silk Road
Growth of the Atlantic slave trade
Decrease in global trade
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was a cultural exchange that occurred during the Age of Exploration?
Introduction of horses to Europe
Spread of Christianity to the Americas
Introduction of rice to the Americas
Spread of Buddhism to Europe
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