Exploration Quiz

Who was (most likely) the first European to arrive in North America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Ericsson

• Juan Ponce de Soto

• Hernando de Soto

People who buy and sell goods are known as __________.

• merchants

• traders

• patrons

• clerks

Choose the four correct advancements in technology that improved sea travel during the 1400s. Check all that apply.

• astroglobes

• caravel

• globe

• compass

• astrolabe

Coronado and De Soto were disappointed because they

• lost battles to Native Americans

• failed to find gold and riches

• failed to spread Christianity

• were not chosen to lead expeditions

What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage?

• He reached Asia by sailing west

• He found a strait

• His ship was the first to circumnavigate the world

• He fought in a battle with native peoples in the Philippines

How many voyages did Christopher Columbus make to the New World?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 2

Who began an expedition on the Pacific Coast of the New World?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Bartolomeu Dias