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What is the Exploration period known for?
a) time of art and literature
b) Traveling to learn about places.
c) wars in Europe
d) religious issues among countries

What is an instrument that shows directions?
a) map key
b) Map
c) compass
d) voyage

What is a long journey by water or through space?
a) vacation
b) voyage
c) exploration
d) sailing

What did Europeans call the land found by Columbus and his crew?
a) exploration
b) America
c) India
d) New World

Who claimed land in Canada for France in 1534?
a) Columbus
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Magellan
d) Vasco da Gama

Which explorer proved that the world was round?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Jacques Cartier
c) Columbus
d) Vasco da Gama

Why did people become explorers?
a) wanted to find gold
b) spread Christianity
c) trade
d) all of the above

Marco Polo is to China as Columbus is to the ______?
a) India
b) New World
c) Europe
d) Asia

Where was Vaco da Gama from?
a) Portugal
b) England
c) Asia
d) France

When Columbus reached the coast of America, where did he think he was?
a) Spain
b) India
c) America
d) Canada

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