The Age of Exploration Quiz
Authored by Christopher Free
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which invention helped sailors navigate during the Age of Exploration?
The printing press
The steam engine
The compass
The telescope
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who established a school for navigators and advanced Portugal’s maritime exploration?
Bartolomeu Dias
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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