Exploration and Colonization Quiz

What is a colony?

• A settlement in a new land under the rule of the home country

• A new country with its own government

• A group of explorers traveling together

• A type of ship used for exploration

What were the Crusades?

• A series of religious wars in the Middle East

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

• A type of ship used by explorers

• A school for sailors in Portugal

Who was Lief Ericson?

• A Norse explorer who landed in Newfoundland

• A Portuguese sailor who traveled to India

• A Spanish conquistador

• A French explorer who discovered Canada

What did Prince Henry the Navigator do?

• Started a school for sailors in Portugal

• Discovered the Americas

• Led the first voyage around the world

• Established the Line of Demarcation

What was the Line of Demarcation?

• A division of land claims between Spain and Portugal

• A route to India

• A type of ship used for exploration

• A school for sailors

What is Bartolomeu Dias known for?

• Sailing from Portugal to the southern tip of South Africa

• Discovering the Americas

• Establishing a colony in Newfoundland

• Leading the Crusades

What did Vasco Da Gama accomplish in 1498?

• Traveled around South Africa and landed in India

• Discovered the Americas

• Established a colony in Newfoundland

• Led the first voyage around the world

In what year did Columbus travel to what is today the Bahamas?

• 1492

• 1513

• 1519

• 1521

Who explored and named Florida in 1513?

• T Ponce de Leon

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• T Magellan

• T Columbus

Which explorer was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the American shores?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• T Columbus

• T Magellan

• T Ponce de Leon