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SS 8
- Age of Exploration
- Unit Test
Age of Exploration Unit Test
Part I - Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the BEST answer
1. All of the following are Asian trade items that Europeans wanted EXCEPT:
a. Cinnamon
b. Salt
c. Nutmeg
d. Pepper
e. Cloves
2. The countries bordering the Pacific Ocean are often referred to as the;
a. Eastern countries
b. Pacific West Coast
c. Pacific Rim
d. Asian countries
e. area over there
3. The European took to the seas to trade when their overland trade routes collapsed
after the;
a. fall of Constantinople
b. fall of Rome
c. Pope said “No more trade with the Muslims”
d. Renaissance
4. The army that ruined the overland Asian trade route for the Europeans was the;
a. Turkish Muslim Army
b. Canary Christian Army
c. African Army
d. Middle Eastern Army
e. Crusades
5. The name of the Greek philosopher who was the first to prove with mathematics that
the Earth was round was;
a. Columbus
b. Galileo
c. Ptolemy
d. Magellan
e. Peter Parker
6. Exploration was not just for the Europeans, the most famous Chinese Explorer was;
a. Jackie Chan
b. Zheng He
c. Zheng She
d. Moa Tse Tung
e. Bruce Lee
7. The following picture is a;
a. compass
b. quadrant
c. log line
d. traverse board
e. lodestone
8. The following picture is a;
a. compass
b. quadrant
c. log line
d. traverse board
e. lodestone
9. Perhaps the greatest innovations in sailing ships was the invention of the;
a. galley
b. tack
c. square sail
d. knot
e. lanteen sail
10. The science of guiding a ship is called;
a. navigation
b. astronomy
c. hydrology
d. Global Satellite Positioning System (GPS)
e. philosophy
11. The following diagram is an example of;
a. sailing
b. swimming
c. tacking
d. backing
e. modeling
12. All of the following European countries were great at sea exploration EXCEPT:
a. Holland
b. France
c. Norway
d. Britain
e. Spain
13. The ruler who helped Portugal become a world leader in sea exploration was;
a. Marco Polo
b. Columbus
c. Henry VIII
d. Henry the Navigator
e. Oh Henry!
14. Portugal’s Bartholomeu Dias was the was the first European to sail;
a. to the America’s
b. around the Cape of Good Hope
c. around Cape Horn
d. to England
15. Francis Drake was the first English captain to sail into the Pacific Ocean by rounding the
bottom tip of South America which is called;
a. Cape Horn
b. Cape Canaveral
c. Cape of Good Hope
d. Cape Fear
e. Cape 7 years and 33 days of Horrible Luck
16. Columbus was;
a. Italian
b. Spanish
c. German
d. Dutch
e. English
17. Columbus sailed for and discovered the Americas for;
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. Germany
d. Holland
e. Britain
18. Columbus was convinced that the world was round because he had read the book
“Geography” written by the mathematician and philosopher;
a. Copernicus
b. Galileo
c. Ptolemy
d. Da Vinci
e. Raphael
19. Sir Francis Drake and his Sea Dogs were Privateers in the eyes of the English. The
Spanish would instead call them;
a. late for dinner
b. scoundrels
c. pirates
d. corsairs
e. explorers
20. All of the following were English explorers EXCEPT;
a. Frobisher
b. De Gama
c. Davis
d. Baffin
e. Hudson
21. Drake and his Sea Dogs preyed upon Spanish Treasure ships that sailed;
a. the Spanish Main
b. the ocean blue
c. around the world
d. to Portugal
e. to Hawaii to catch the big surf
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22. The French explorer who sailed up the St. Lawrence River and established a colony in
Canada was;
a. Bartholomeu Dias
b. Francis Drake
c. John Hawkins
d. Jacques Cartier
e. Gerard Depardieu
23. The Dutch set up what trading company;
a. Dutch East India Company
b. Hudson’s Bay Company
c. Dutch Spice Merchants
d. Dutch Boy Traders
e. Double Dutch Trading Company.
24. The Dutch established a colony in what southeast Asian country?
a. China
b. Indonesia
c. Timor
d. India
e. Australia
25. The following picture is a;
a. Galley
b. Medieval Cog
c. Keel
d. Longboat
e. Galleon
SS 8
- Age of Exploration
- Unit Test
Age of Exploration Unit Test - Written Response
Part II - Short Answers
Directions: Answer the following questions in the space provided using
COMPLETE SENTENCES.
1. Explain why the door shut to European trade after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
(3 marks)
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2. What was the Treaty of Tordesillas and what was wrong with it? (2 marks)
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3. What were two inovations in sailing developed by the Europeans. Describe how they
worked or what they did. (4 marks)
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4. Identify and describe a famous explorer from the Age of Exploration. (3 marks)
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Part III - Map Question (13 marks)
Directions: Label the following on the map provided.
North America
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn
Africa
Europe
Artic Ocean
Antartica
Austrailia
Indian Ocean
Asia
Pacific Ocean
Cape of Good Hope