Age of Exploration and Discovery
History ⇒ World History
Age of Exploration and Discovery starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe one economic impact of the Age of Exploration on Europe.
Describe the impact of the Age of Exploration on India.
Describe the role of navigation schools in the Age of Exploration.
Describe the role of Prince Henry the Navigator in the Age of Exploration.
Explain how the Age of Exploration affected the social structure of Europe.
Explain the impact of the Age of Exploration on the global economy.
Explain the significance of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) in the context of the Age of Exploration.
Explain the term ‘Columbian Exchange’.
What was the main purpose of the Spanish conquistadors in the New World? (1) To spread Buddhism (2) To find gold and riches (3) To establish democracy (4) To escape religious persecution
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492? (1) Portugal (2) Spain (3) England (4) France
Which European country established the first trading post in India? (1) Portugal (2) Spain (3) England (4) Netherlands
Which explorer gave his name to the American continents? (1) Amerigo Vespucci (2) Christopher Columbus (3) Hernán Cortés (4) Ferdinand Magellan
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a deadly disease that devastated indigenous populations in the Americas after European contact.
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a new type of ship developed by the Portuguese that was fast and easy to maneuver.
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to reach the southern tip of Africa.
Fill in the blank: The ________ was a system in which Spanish colonists were granted land and the right to use indigenous people as laborers.
True or False: The Age of Exploration led to the beginning of the transatlantic slave trade.
True or False: The Age of Exploration led to the decline of the Ottoman Empire’s control over trade routes.
True or False: The astrolabe was used to determine a ship’s latitude at sea.
True or False: The Dutch East India Company was established to control trade in the Indian Ocean region.
