European Explorers Test Review

Where did Columbus think he had landed when he arrived in America?

• Africa

• Asia

• the Caribbean

• South America

What motivated explorers during the Age of Exploration?

Select all that apply

• faster way to travel to other locations

• boredom

• trade

• out of supplies

• spices

True or False?

Explorers always sailed for the country they were

born in because to sail for another country was illegal.

• True

• False

What challenges did Native Americans face during the Age of Discovery?

Select all that apply.

• diseases

• navigating oceans

• death

• forced off their land

• growing crops

What challenges did Europeans face during the Age of Discovery?

Select all that apply.

• diseases

• navigating oceans

• death

• forced off their land

• growing crops

Who conquered and eradicated (did away with) the Aztecs?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortes

• John Cabot

• Ponce de León

Who claimed the land of Florida for Spain?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortes

• John Cabot

• Ponce de León

Who was the first person to circumnavigate (go all the way around) the globe?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortes

• John Cabot

• Ponce de León

Who explored unknown land in present-day

Canada and the US for England in 1497?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortes

• John Cabot

• Ponce de León

True or False?

Information from explorers assisted mapmakers in

creating more accurate land and sea maps.

• True

• False