4th Grade SC Explorers

-Which invention made sailing faster because the ships could sail into the wind?

• telescopes

• maps

• caravels

• astrolabes

Which explorer was a Spanish conquistador?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Robert LaSalle

• Hernando de Soto

Leif Ericson was the leader of which group of fierce warriors?

• The Huns

• The Vikings

• The English

• The Nuns

The Europeans were in a race to find the gold, spices, and silks of which countries?

• China

• India

• Japan

• all of the above

What did Christopher Columbus and John Cabot have in common?

• They both explored around the same time.

• They both looked for new routes to Asia.

• They both discovered America without knowing it.

• All of the above

Which explorer sailed all the way around the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry Hudson

What bodies of water were named for Henry Hudson?

• The Hudson River

• The Hudson Bay

• The Hudson Strait

• All of the above

Which body of water did Hernando de Soto and Robert La Salle explore?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Great Lakes

• The Mississippi River

• Lake Bowen

Why did Robert La Salle want to explore America?

• He wanted to find a wife.

• He wanted to trade for silks and spices.

• He was searching for gold.

• He wanted to land and set up fur trading posts.

What role did Columbus play in the exploration and development of the New World?

• He discovered the New World in 1492.

• He opened the way for trade between the New World and the Old World.

• He brought people to the West Indies and started colonies there.

• All of the above