Exploration and Settlement

Eric the Red traveled to this icy country after being banished from Norway.

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Finland

• Sweden

Who was the first European to land in the Americas?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Erikson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vesspucci

Leif Eriksson decided to settle in which country?

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Norway

• Vinland

The Viking settlement of Vineland was located in present-day ________. (Name the country)

• Canada

• United States

• Iceland

• Greenland

Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted ________.

• spices, silk, gold

• clocks, mirrors, and beads

• wood, sea shells, and silver

• teavegetables, spices, and fruit

What desert did Marco Polo travel over by camel and by foot?

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Arabian Desert

Marco Polo had to learn several different _______ to be Kublai Kahn's eyes and ears.

• languages

• cultures

• customs

• traditions

Marco Polo's book was the only one of that time that told about the discovery of _______.

• America

• paper money

• silk

• Asia

Who landed in the Americas in 1492 but thought he was in India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

While sailing to the unknown, Columbus's sailors were ready to mutiny because:

• They were afraid of sea monsters.

• They were running out of food and water.

• They were homesick and missed their families.

• They doubted Columbus's navigation skills.