Age of Exploration Worksheet
This worksheet explores the causes, key figures, and impacts of the Age of Exploration, suitable for Grade 9 Social Studies.
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Age of Exploration Worksheet
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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 questions, provide concise and accurate responses.
1. Which of the following was a primary motivation for European exploration during the Age of Exploration?
To spread democratic ideals
To find new trade routes and resources
To establish global peace organizations
To develop advanced scientific theories
2. Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the Earth, although he died during the voyage?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
3. The exchange of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Old World and the New World is known as the .
4. The primary navigational instrument that allowed sailors to determine their latitude was the .
5. Describe two significant positive impacts of the Age of Exploration on Europe.
6. Explain two negative consequences of the Age of Exploration for indigenous populations in the Americas.
7. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal.
True
False
8. European explorers were primarily motivated by scientific curiosity rather than economic gain.
True
False
9. Examine the map below, which shows routes of various explorers during the Age of Exploration.
Based on the map, identify two regions that were significantly explored by Spanish expeditions.