Age of Exploration Worksheet

Description

This worksheet helps your students explore the era of discovery with this interactive Christopher Columbus and the Age of Exploration worksheet! Designed for grades 4–8, this resource examines Columbus’s voyages, motivations, and lasting impacts, making history come alive through exciting, easy-to-understand activities.
This versatile worksheet is perfect for individual assignments, group discussions, homeschooling, or extra practice, ensuring every student develops a strong foundation in early exploration history. With a blend of comprehension passages, fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions (MCQs), true/false exercises, and challenge activities, students stay fully engaged while building essential historical knowledge.

What’s Included?

• Comprehension passages – Explore key facts about Columbus and other explorers
• Fill-in-the-blanks – Reinforce names, dates, and important vocabulary
• Comprehension questions – Encourage critical thinking about motives and outcomes
• Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) – Test recall and understanding
• True & False exercises – Clarify common misconceptions
• Problem-solving challenge questions – Discuss impact on indigenous peoples

Class activities – Map exploration routes or debate Columbus’s legacy

Versatile & Easy to Use:

• Perfect for individual assignments, group discussions, homeschooling, and extra practice.
• Ideal for world history, geography, or early American studies
• Engaging format that builds historical awareness and empathy
• Let students set sail into history with this captivating resource!