Explorers and Empires QUIZ

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernán Cortés

• John Cabot

Which empire did Hernán Cortés conquer in the early 1500s?

• Inca Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Aztec Empire

• Roman Empire

Francisco Pizarro is best known for defeating which powerful civilization?

• Maya

• Inca

• Aztec

• Mongol

Christopher Columbus originally set out to find a westward route to:

• Africa

• India and Asia

• Australia

• South America

The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) divided newly discovered lands between:

• Spain and England

• Spain and France

• Spain and Portugal

• Portugal and the Netherlands

John Cabot, sailing for England, explored which region in 1497?

• The Caribbean islands

• Eastern Canada/Newfoundland

• South America

Henry Hudson explored areas that later became important to which modern-day country?

• Canada

• The United States

• Brazil

• Australia

The Inca Empire was located mainly in which part of South America?

• Mexico

• Brazil

• Andes Mountains (Peru)

• Caribbean Islands

What was the “Triangle Trade”?

• Trade route between Europe, Africa, and the Americas

• Trade route between Spain, Portugal, and England

• Trade route between China, India, and Arabia

• Trade route between North America, Canada, and Greenland

Which of the following was a major effect of the Triangle Trade?

• Spread of Buddhism to Europe

• Massive forced migration of enslaved Africans

• Defeat of the Ottoman Empire

• Discovery of Australia