Voyages of Exploration — Quiz

Question 1

Which statement best explains the importance of the Age of Discovery?

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The Age of Discovery was the beginning of globalization.

Question 2

What was one difference between Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias?

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De Gama found a sea route to India, Dias found a sea route to South Africa.

Question 3

What instrument did navigators use to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars?

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an astrolabe

Question 4

How did Vasco da Gama’s success in opening a seagoing trade route to Asia help Portugal?

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It allowed Portugal to build a trading empire.

Question 5

Spain and Portugal competed over territory in the Americas as a result of the voyages of

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Christopher Columbus.

Question 6

What was Vasco da Gama’s main goal?

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to find a water route to India

Question 7

Which explorer extended France’s influence in the Americas through his establishment of Quebec?

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Samuel de Champlain

Question 8

Who explored North America and the Arctic?

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Henry Hudson

Question 9

What was one of Portugal’s main goals in exploring the west coast of Africa?

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to claim territory along the coast

Question 10

Whose explorations led to a greater knowledge of North America, the Arctic, Australia, and the Hawaiian islands?

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Henry Hudson’s and James Cook’s

Voyages of Exploration — Quiz Answers