The Age of Exploration
This worksheet covers key aspects of the Age of Exploration, including its causes, major figures, and global impacts, suitable for Grade 11 Social Studies.
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The Age of Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For multiple-choice questions, select the best option. For short answer, provide concise and accurate responses.
1. Which of the following was a primary motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?
To spread democracy
To find new trade routes to Asia
To develop new technologies
To establish a global empire for scientific research
2. The Columbian Exchange primarily refers to the transfer of:
Ideas between European nations
Goods, diseases, and people between the Old and New Worlds
Military technology between continents
Religious beliefs among indigenous populations
3. The primary economic theory driving European colonization during the Age of Exploration was , which emphasized accumulating wealth through a positive balance of trade.
4. The Treaty of divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Spain.
5. Briefly explain the concept of 'God, Gold, and Glory' as a driving force behind the Age of Exploration.
6. Describe one significant negative impact of European exploration on indigenous populations in the Americas.
7. Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to circumnavigate the globe, though he died during the journey.
True
False
8. The caravel was a type of land-based vehicle that allowed explorers to travel across deserts.
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False