Explorers Part 1 Test Review

Why did Columbus call the Taino natives Indians?

• Because they asked him to
• Because Columbus thought he had landed in the West Indies.
• Because he liked the name Indians.
• Because he did not understand what they were trying to say.

What was Columbus looking for?

• gold

• silk

• spices

• all of the above

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

Did Christopher Columbus discover America?

• Yes, he landed on what is Florida today.

• No, he landed on Hispanola, today known as Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

"Columbus sailed west three more times. On each voyage, he believed he had reached the Indies." What does the word voyage mean?

• trip
• consequence 

Christopher Columbus was looking for a new ROUTE to the Indies. What is a ROUTE?

• A ship.

• A way to get someplace.

• A vegetable.

• A spice.

What did Columbus do after he landed in the New World?

• He sailed to the area that is now the United States.

• He sailed to India and the rest of Asia.

• He left the native people alone.

• He forced some of the native people into slavery.

Name a few obstacles Christopher Columbus faced.

• No maps, lack of food on the trip, fought with Native people for their riches
• nothing to look for, no animals, no maps
• no clothes & no riches

Balboa was a Spanish

• maid

• shoe maker

• conquistador

• banker

Who is best known for discovering the Pacific Ocean?

• Balboa

• Columbus

• Both