Explorers Review

6. Who was a Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire?

• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan (Hernando) Cortez

7. Who wrote a book about his travels to Asia and the Silk Road?

• Marco Polo
• Jacques Cartier
• John Cabot

8. Who claimed land in Canada for France?

• John Cabot
• Hernando Cortez
• Jacques Cartier

9. Who thought he was in Asia, but he was really in the Bahamas?

• Marco Polo
• Christopher Columbus
• Jacques Cartier

10. Who claimed land in the New World for England?

• John Cabot
• Hernando Cortez
• Christopher Columbus

11. Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to add more power and land to their country?

• Gold
• God
• Glory

12. Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the native peoples?

• Gold
• God
• Glory

13. Which motive for explorations means that explorers wanted to find riches such as furs, silk, and spices?

• Gold
• God
• Glory

14. The __________ was a long route over land from Europe to Asia.

• Northwest Passage
• trade routes
• Silk Road
• Old World

15. The explorers wanted to find a shorter water route to Asia known as the ___________.

• Northwest Passage
• trade routes
• Silk Road
• New World