Exploration and Explorers
Geography
10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the primary motivation for European exploration?
Avoiding wars in Europe
Finding gold, land, and new trade routes
Learning about new cultures
Escaping religious persecution
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was Christopher Columbus attempting to find when he sailed west in 1492?
A new continent
A faster route to Asia
The source of the Nile River
The Fountain of Youth
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which explorer’s name was used to refer to the continents of North and South America?
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who was the first explorer to lead a voyage that circumnavigated the globe?
Vasco da Gama
Hernán Cortés
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Vasco da Gama was the first European to:
Find a sea route to India
Discover the Americas
Conquer the Aztec Empire
Circumnavigate the world
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which explorer is credited with conquering the Aztecs?
Vasco da Gama
Hernán Cortés
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why did China stop Zheng He’s voyages after his death?
The government wanted to focus on internal stability
The ships were too small to continue
Zheng He had failed to find new trade routes
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