Age of Exploration (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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What event in 1453 cut off the Great Silk Road and required new trade routes?
What event in 1453 cut off the Great Silk Road and required new trade routes?
Fall of Constantinople
Which movement encouraged Europeans to learn more about the world during this period?
Which movement encouraged Europeans to learn more about the world during this period?
The Renaissance
What navigational tool determined latitude by using the stars and the sun?
What navigational tool determined latitude by using the stars and the sun?
Astrolabe
What type of sails did the caravel ship use?
What type of sails did the caravel ship use?
Lateen sails
What disease was caused by lack of vitamins during long sea voyages?
What disease was caused by lack of vitamins during long sea voyages?
Scurvy
Where did Prince Henry the Navigator establish his school of navigation?
Where did Prince Henry the Navigator establish his school of navigation?
Sagres
In what year did Vasco da Gama reach India by sailing around Africa?
In what year did Vasco da Gama reach India by sailing around Africa?
1497
What were the names of Columbus's three ships in 1492?
What were the names of Columbus's three ships in 1492?
Niña, Pinta, Santa María
On what date did Columbus sight land in 1492?
On what date did Columbus sight land in 1492?
12th October
Which explorer led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522?
Which explorer led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe from 1519-1522?
Ferdinand Magellan
How many soldiers did Hernán Cortés have when he attacked the Aztecs in 1519?
How many soldiers did Hernán Cortés have when he attacked the Aztecs in 1519?
500 soldiers
Which Incan king did Francisco Pizarro capture and later execute?
Which Incan king did Francisco Pizarro capture and later execute?
Atahualpa
Which diseases decimated indigenous populations in South America?
Which diseases decimated indigenous populations in South America?
Measles, influenza, smallpox
What percentage of the world's land did the British Empire colonise?
What percentage of the world's land did the British Empire colonise?
Around 25%