European Explorers (Pre-Assessment)

Which of these is true about what Europeans thought about the Earth in the 1400s?

• That the Earth was flat and you could fall off the edge

• That the Earth was round

• The Earth rotates around the Sun

• Nothing existed outside of Europe

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Which of these explorers was originally from Spain? [You can have more than one correct answer!]

• Columbus

• Coronado

• Cabot

• La Salle

• Cortez

Which is the first known explorer from Europe to find the New World of North America?

• Francisco Coronado

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

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Which ocean did Europeans have to travel across to get to North America?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Southern

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What is the name of the first successful English colony created in Virginia?

• Jamestown

• Roanoke

• Staunton

• Washington

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Explorers from which country focused their search mainly in what we now call Canada?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

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Who was the richest person in the known history of the world?

• Mansa Musa of Mali in Africa

• King Richard III of England

• Qin Shihuangdi of China

• John Rolfe of the American Colonies

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Which religion did Spanish and French explorers bring with them to spread into the New World?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Protestantism

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Which explorer was the first European to travel down the Mississippi River?

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cabot

• de Champlain

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Which explorer settled the city of Quebec?

• Coronado

• La Salle

• Cabot

• de Champlain

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