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WorksheetsExplorers 1 Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a type of sickness?
a)
scurvy
b)
monarch
c)
navigation
d)
cartographer
2.
Which of these is a map maker?
a)
scurvy
b)
navigation
c)
monarch
d)
cartographer
3.
Which involves planning and studying the course of a ship?
a)
scurvy
b)
navigation
c)
monarch
d)
cartographer
4.
Kings and queens are _______.
a)
scurvy
b)
monarchs
c)
cartographers
d)
navigation
5.
Which of the following relates to government?
a)
economic
b)
political
c)
Renaissance
d)
saga
6.
Which of these is an adventure story?
a)
economic
b)
political
c)
Renaissance
d)
saga
7.
Which stands for the Age of thought, science, art, and learning?
a)
economic
b)
political
c)
Renaissance
d)
saga
8.
Which of the following involves finance and money?
a)
economic
b)
political
c)
Renaissance
d)
saga
9.
The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present day ___________.
a)
Iceland
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
Greenland
10.
Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to unknown lands?
a)
They didn't have maps.
b)
They thought there were sea monsters.
c)
Their ships were slow.
d)
All of the above.
11.
Who was the first European to land in Americas?
a)
Magellan
b)
Erikson
c)
Columbus
12.
Europeans wanted to trade with Asia because they wanted _________.
a)
silk, spices, and gold
b)
wood, sea shells, and silver
c)
clocks, mirrors, and beads
d)
vegetables, spices, and fruit
13.
How did the capture of Constantinople encourage exploration?
a)
It opened up trade routes.
b)
They realized they didn't need maps.
c)
It cut off trade routes, so they wanted a western route to Asia.
d)
They didn't care to explore the unknown.
14.
Who landed in Americas in 1492 but thought he was in the Indies?
a)
Magellan
b)
Columbus
c)
Erikson
15.
While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?
a)
They saw Native Americans.
b)
They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first.
c)
They were fighting over gold.
d)
They didn't think Columbus had a good plan.
16.
Where did Columbus's ship first land?
a)
Greenland
b)
Spain
c)
Bahamas
d)
South Carolina
17.
Which explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?
a)
Magellan
b)
Erikson
c)
Columbus
d)
Marco Polo
18.
Which ocean did Magellan name?
a)
Indian
b)
Arctic
c)
Pacific
d)
Atlantic
19.
What did Magellan's voyage prove?
a)
Asia was farther away and smaller than Columbus thought.
b)
It only takes 10 days to sail around the world.
c)
Traveling east is the only way to Asia.
d)
There are sea monsters.
20.
How did some of Magellan's sailors die?
a)
Hunger
b)
Scurvy
c)
Battle
d)
All of the above
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