Early Explorers

Which of the following is NOT one of the main three reasons for early exploration?

• Gold
• Glory
• Goods
• God

 Which of the following men was the Viking explorer who sailed west and found Newfoundland?

• Leif Eriksson
• Eric The Red
• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus

Which of the following technological discoveries made it possible for people toget maps from others?

• Caravel ship
• Astrolabe
• Magnetic Compass
• Printing press

Who is the explorer who traveled to Asia from Europe on the Silk Road and wrotea book about his travels?

• Christopher Columbus
• Lief Eriksson
• Marco Polo
• Hernando de Soto

This technological advancement made sailing faster.

• Printing Press
• Caravel Ship
• Astrolabe
• Magnetic compass

Which of the following was NOT considered part of the New World?

• Europe
• North America
• Central America
• South America

Which of the following was NOT considered part of the Old World?

• Europe
• Asia
• North America
• Africa

Which of the European explorers is remembered as the first to sail around theworld although he died from an attack in the Philippines?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando de Soto
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Vasco de Gama

Spain paid for this explorer’s trip west to find a shorter route to Asia. He left in1492. He admired Marco Polo. His trip began in 1492.

• Vasco de Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Hernando de Soto

Who was a Spanish explorer who first took land and gold from the Incas inSouth America and then became the first European to see the Mississippi River?

• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Hernando de Soto
• Bartolemeu Dias