
Christopher Columbus
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was Columbus looking for?
gold
silk
spices
all of the above
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?
His mom
King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy
Leif Erikson
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Using the map, what continent did Columbus leave from?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What ocean did Columbus cross?
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
Southern
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Why were explorers like Christopher Columbus so interested in finding a sea route to Asia?
Many people felt Marco Polo's book was filled with lies and hoped to prove him wrong.
They wanted to settle cities in Asia.
Silk and exotic spices could be found in Asia and sold in Europe for a lot of money.
Asia, it was believed, was a better place to live.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Christopher Columbus was the first European explorer to discover the New World in 1492. He thought by sailing _______________ from Spain he could reach Asia much more safely and quickly than by traveling along the Silk Road.
east
west
north
south
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