World Explorers

World Explorers

5th Grade

6 Qs

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World Explorers

World Explorers

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The Portuguese navigator _______________ made three sea voyages to India between 1497 and 1524. His voyages opened a sea route from Western Europe to the East and made Portugal a world power.

Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Amerigo Vespucci
Ferdinand Magellan

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Vasco da Gama

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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English explorer and navigator ________________________ made four difficult and dangerous sea voyages seeking a shortcut from Europe to the Far East. Although he failed to find it, his adventures added greatly to knowledge of the Arctic and North America.

Henry Hudson

Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus

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Henry Hudson

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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He was an explorer from Portugal. He and his sailors were the first Europeans to cross the Pacific Ocean. One of his ships made the first trip around the world, though he did not live to complete the voyage.

Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
Vasco da Gama
Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Magellan

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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He was one of the most important European explorers before Christopher Columbus. He led the first European expedition around the southern tip of Africa. This opened the way for sea trade between Europe and Asia.

Bartolomeu Dias
Leif Erikson
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci

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Bartolomeu Dias

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The Spanish conquistador (conqueror) _______________________ was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas. He also helped to found the first successful European colony on the mainland of the Americas.

Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
Hernán Cortés

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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He opened the world of the Americas to his fellow Europeans.


Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan

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Christopher Columbus

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