Chapter 3 Test (5th Grade) The Age of Exploration

What were European explorers looking for in the 1400s?

• A sea route to Asia

• A land route to America

• A sea route to Africa

• A land route to the West Indies

Which ocean did Christopher Columbus sail across?

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Instead of reaching Asia, where did Columbus land?

• the Americas

• China

• California

• Europe

In what year did Columbus land in the "New World"?

• 1942

• 1492

• 1249

• 1429

What word is used to describe "scientific knowledge and tools?"

• navigation

• astrolabe

• technology

• explorer

Which country sponsored (paid for) Columbus's expedition?

• Italy

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

Which TWO countries made the first major claims to land in the Americas?

• England

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

Which explorer was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando Cortes

• John Cabot

Which explorer was the leader of the first expedition that made it around the world?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• John Cabot

These "conquerors" explored and claimed much land in the Americas for Spain...

• explorers

• Spaniards

• destroyers

• conquistadors