Social Studies 7 - Age of Exploration Review

Which explorer is given the credit of being the first to circumnavigate (go all the way around) the world?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Cabot

• da Gama

Which of the following motivated Europeans to explore?

• to become wealthy through spice trade

• to become famous and leave a legacy

• to get people to convert to Christianity

• to conquer more land and expand their empire

Which French navigator sailed inland on the St. Lawrence River and claimed much of Canada for France?

• Francis Drake

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Jacques Cartier

Who conquered the Incas?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which explorer searched for the fountain of youth?

• Sieur de la Salle

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

Which explorer would have traveled the route shown in the picture?

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Bartolomeu Dias

Which explorer established the Louisiana Territory and explored the Mississippi River in the New World?

• Sieur de la Salle

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

What negative affect did the Columbian Exchange have on millions of Native Americans?

• religious persecution resulting in prisoners

• new diseases killed many because they didn't have natural immunity

• the introduction of new foods caused many to get sick because they were not able to digest properly

• they were sold as slaves and included in the Triangular Trade

Christopher Columbus's voyage to the New World was funded by which country?

• England

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

Which explorer taught future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Juan Ponce de Leon