
European Exploration
Authored by Katie Sangiorgio
History
4th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
_______________ reached America in 1497. He landed in what is now Canada, and is credited to establishing lands in North America for England.
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
This man traveled completely around the world.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The man proved Columbus wrong, and said that Columbus really landed in the New World not Asia like everyone thought. America is named after him.
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