Age of Exploration
Explore the key figures, motivations, and impacts of the Age of Exploration with this Grade 6 social studies worksheet.
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1. What was the primary motivation for European explorers during the Age of Exploration?
To discover new scientific theories
To find new trade routes to Asia
To establish democracies around the world
To escape religious persecution
2. Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the Earth?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
3. The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technology between the Americas and the Old World during the Age of Exploration is known as the .
4. The search for 'Gold, Glory, and God' represents the three main for exploration.
5. True or False: The Age of Exploration had no negative impacts on the indigenous people of the lands discovered.
True
False
6. True or False: New navigation tools like the astrolabe and compass were important during the Age of Exploration.
True
False
7. Name two significant consequences of the Age of Exploration for Europe.
Match each explorer with their notable achievement.
8. Christopher Columbus
a. Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India
9. Vasco da Gama
b. Reached the Americas in 1492
10. Hernán Cortés
c. Conquered the Aztec Empire
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