Explorers Quiz

Who were the first Europeans to reach North America in A.D. 1000?

• Italians

• English

• Vikings

• Spanish

Who told about travels along the Silk Road in A.D. 1295 that inspired many Europeans to look for new routes to Asia?

• Marco Polo

• The Crusades

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

What were the wars for control of the city of Jerusalem called?

• Muslim Wars

• Jerusalem Wars

• Silk Wars

• Crusades

What is one of the names for the era before The Age of Exploration?

• The New Ages

• The Hard Ages

• The Dark Ages

• The First Ages

What are the dates for The Age of Exploration?

Prince Henry started a school for ___.

• traders

• sailors

• merchants

• rulers

Sailors use ___ to figure out the direction the ship is going and follow routes at sea.

• trade

• profit

• barter

• navigation

What year did Columbus sail the ocean blue and land in the Bahamas on an island called San Salvador?

• 1295

• 1492

• 1620

• 1592

Christopher Columbus was trying to get to ___ by sailing west.

• Africa

• the Indies

• the New World

• Spain

Who was the missionary that believed Native Americans

should be treated with respect?

• Yanga

• Bartolome de las Casas

• Hernando de Soto

• Fancisco de Coronado