Explorers and journeys

Questions

1. Which explorer sailed from Spain in 1492 and reached the Caribbean?

   • Christopher Columbus
   • Ferdinand Magellan
   • James Cook
   • Marco Polo
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   Christopher Columbus

2. Whose expedition was the first to sail all the way around the world?

   • Captain Cook's expedition
   • Columbus's expedition
   • Magellan's expedition
   • Marco Polo's expedition
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   Magellan's expedition

3. Marco Polo travelled from Italy to China and wrote about his journey. (True or false?)

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   True

4. Which Moroccan traveller journeyed across much of Africa and Asia in the 1300s?

   • Ibn Battuta
   • Leif Erikson
   • Vasco da Gama
   • Zheng He
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   Ibn Battuta

5. What was the Silk Road?

   • A network of trade routes between Asia and Europe
   • A river route through Africa
   • A sea route around South America
   • A single paved road in Italy
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   A network of trade routes between Asia and Europe

6. Besides silk, name one good traded along the Silk Road. (Answer out loud)

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   Spices, tea, paper, gold, or porcelain (any one)

7. Why did European merchants want sea routes to Asia?

   • To build cities in Asia
   • To find new farmland at home
   • To teach sailing to traders
   • To trade for spices and silk
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   To trade for spices and silk

8. Camels were often used to carry goods across deserts on trade routes. (True or false?)

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   True

9. Which tool shows direction by pointing to magnetic north?

   • A barometer
   • A compass
   • A telescope
   • A thermometer
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   A compass

10. What did sailors use an astrolabe to measure?

    • The depth of the sea
    • The height of the sun or stars
    • The speed of the wind
    • The weight of cargo
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    The height of the sun or stars

11. Lines running east-west on a map show how far north or south we are. What are they called? (Answer out loud)

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    Lines of latitude

12. Which star did sailors in the north use to find the direction of north?

    • Antares
    • Sirius
    • The North Star
    • Vega
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    The North Star

13. When explorers met new peoples, what was a good way to learn from them?

    • Ignore their language
    • Listen, trade fairly and respect their customs
    • Refuse to speak with them
    • Take their homes
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    Listen, trade fairly and respect their customs

14. Which people sailed from Scandinavia and reached North America around 1000 CE?

    • The Aztecs
    • The Egyptians
    • The Romans
    • The Vikings
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    The Vikings

15. Explorers never learned anything from the people they met on their journeys. (True or false?)

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    False

16. What do we call the sharing of ideas, foods and goods between cultures? (Answer out loud)

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    Cultural exchange (or trade)

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