Quiz on the Age of Exploration

What was the Age of Exploration also known as?

• Age of Enlightenment

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Revolution

• Age of Empires

Who are people that travel to new and unfamiliar places to learn about them?

• Astronomers

• Cartographers

• Explorers

• Navigators

What tool is used to measure a ship's latitude by measuring the angle between the horizon and the stars?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Telescope

What does a compass use to point north?

• Solar alignment

• Magnetic needle

• Wind direction

• Water currents

What term describes the part of the world not known by Europeans before the Age of Exploration?

• Old World

• New World

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Which part of the world was known by Europeans before the Age of Exploration?

• New World

• Western Hemisphere

• Old World

• Southern Hemisphere

What is one-half of the Earth called?

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Meridian

• Equator

What is the art of guiding a ship from place to place safely called?

• Cartography

• Exploration

• Navigation

• Astronomy

Who were the Spanish explorers of the New World?

• Pilgrims

• Conquistadors

• Vikings

• Colonists

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• An exchange of diseases, plants, animals, and humans between the Old World and the New World

• A treaty between European countries

• A currency system used in the New World