Age of Exploration Quiz

What time period is known as the Age of Exploration?

• 1200s-1400s

• 1400s-1700s

• 1700s-1900s

• 1800s-2000s

What were the three main reasons for exploration known as "The 3 G's"?

• Gold, Greed, and Greatness

• God, Greed, and Gifts

• God, Glory, and Gold

• Glory, Gifts, and Greatness

Why did Europeans want to spread Christianity during exploration?

• To make more money

• To gain political power

• To stop the spread of Buddhism

• To fulfill their duty as Christians

Which event caused many existing trade routes to India and China to be cut off?

• The Ottoman Empire's capture of Constantinople in 1453

• The discovery of America in 1492

• The founding of the navigation school in Portugal

• The completion of the first world voyage

Who was the Portuguese prince that started a school of navigation?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomeu Dias

Who was the first explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Henry the Navigator

Which explorer accidentally discovered the Americas while trying to find a route to Asia?

• John Cabot

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

• Christopher Columbus

What did European merchants specifically seek from Asia?

• Cotton and wool

• Spices and silk

• Corn and potatoes

• Tea and coffee

Who was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

Which explorer led the first expedition around the world but died in the Philippines?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• James Cook

• Henry Hudson

• Juan Ponce de Leon