The Age of Exploration Quiz

What was one of the main reasons the Age of Exploration began?

• To escape wars in Europe

• To find new ways to trade

• To avoid paying taxes

• To learn new languages

Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?

• To use as decorations

• To make food taste better and preserve it

• To sell them back to Asia

• To use in religious ceremonies

Which invention helped sailors navigate during the Age of Exploration?

• The printing press

• The steam engine

• The compass

• The telescope

What motivated European explorers to spread Christianity?

• To escape their own religious beliefs

• To make alliances with other religions

• To convert people in new lands

• To learn about other religions

What was a goal for kings and queens during the Age of Exploration?

• To end the Renaissance

• To gain wealth and power

• To write books about exploration

• To stop exploration

Who established a school for navigators and advanced Portugal’s maritime exploration?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

What is Bartolomeu Dias best known for?

• Leading the first circumnavigation of the globe

• Discovering the Americas

• Sailing around the Cape of Good Hope

• Finding Brazil

Which explorer successfully sailed from Europe to India in 1498?

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Prince Henry

Which explorer accidentally discovered Brazil?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus