Expedition Explorer-Unit 5 quiz

This explorer believed that he was in Asia, but really he was in what is now known as the Bahamas.

• a. Marco Polo

• b. Christopher Columbus

• c. John Cabot

• d. Jacques Cartier

This explorer claimed land for England in the New World.

• a John Cabot

• b. Christopher Columbus

• c. Hernan Cortez

• d. Jacques Cartier

This explorer claimed land for France in Canada and helped create a settlement there.

a. Hernán Cortéz b. Marco Polo c. Jacques Cartier d. John Cabot

• a. Hernan Cortez

• b. Marco Polo

• c. Jacques Cartier

• d. John Cabot

This explorer wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

a. Christopher Columbus b. Hernán Cortéz c. John Cabot d. Marco Polo

• a. Christopher Columbus

• b. Hernan Cortez

• c. John Cabot

• d. Marco Polo

This explorer conquered native people in Mexico and claimed the land for Spain.

• a. Hernán Cortéz

• b. John Cabot

• c. Marco Polo

• d. Christopher Columbus

Which is NOT one of the 3 reasons for exploration?

• a. God

• b. Glory

• c. Gifts

• d. Gold

What was the route Marco Polo took to Asia called?

• a. Polo’s Path

• b. The Rocky Road

• c. The Northwest Passage

• d. The Silk Road

Which TWO continents were part of the New World? (circle two answers)

• a. North America

• b. South America

• c. Europe

• d. Australia

What were the explorers trying to find in the New World?

• a. the Old World

• b. the Northwest Passage

• c. the Bahamas

• d. native peoples

Who was North and South America named after?

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez