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WorksheetsSS 4-1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following explains the Landbridge Theory correctly?
a)
Native Americans migrated from North America to Asia during the Ice Age
b)
Native Americans migrated from Asia to North America during the Ice Age
2.
Which of the following is a synonym for North America?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Alaska
3.
Which of the following is a synonym for Asia?
a)
Alaska
b)
Russia
c)
Europe
d)
North America
4.
All of the following are synonyms for Native Americans EXCEPT...?
a)
Russians
b)
Hunter-gatherers
c)
Nomads
d)
Earliest people
5.
Why do nomads move around a lot?
a)
To find family
b)
To chase deer
c)
To find resources
d)
To find warmth
6.
Which group of Indians is known for building longhouses?
a)
Eastern Woodlands
b)
Southwest
c)
Pacific Northwest
d)
Great Basin
7.
Which group of Indians lived in apartment-like buildings made of adobe?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Eastern Woodlands
c)
Southwest
d)
Plains
8.
Which Indian group was known for handcrafted totem poles, red cedar trees, and salmon?
a)
Eastern W…
b)
Southwest
c)
Pacific Northwest
d)
Plains
9.
What was the main economic reason for exploration?
a)
Finding treasure
b)
Buying cars
c)
Making money
d)
International trading
10.
What route was Portugal attempting to be the first to find?
a)
Land route to Alaska
b)
Land route to Asia
c)
Water route to Asia
d)
Water route to Alaska
11.
Which of the following is the name of the smaller, faster ship with triangular sails that could sail into the wind?
a)
Camel
b)
Caramel
c)
Carousel
d)
Caravel
12.
This piece of technology measures the height of the sun above the horizon.
a)
Astronomy
b)
Astrology
c)
Astrophysicist
d)
Astrolabe
13.
This word refers to map-making skills.
a)
Mapology
b)
Cartography
c)
Cartology
d)
Calligraphy
14.
What country did Leif Ericksson sail for?
a)
England
b)
Greenland
c)
France
d)
Spain
15.
What country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
a)
Greenland
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
16.
What country did Ferdinand Magellan sail for?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
17.
What country did Hernando de Soto sail for?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Russia
18.
What country did John Cabot sail for?
a)
England
b)
Greenland
c)
Spain
d)
France
19.
What country did Henry Hudson sail for?
a)
England and the Netherlands
b)
Spain and England
c)
Greenland and Russia
d)
Russia and the Netherlands
20.
What country did Robert LaSalle sail for?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Greenland
21.
Which explorer was a conquistador?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Robert LaSalle
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
John Cabot
22.
Which explorer sailed the Arctic Circle but was not successful?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Hernando de Soto
23.
Which explorer sailed the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and claimed Lousiana?
a)
Leif Ericksson
b)
Robert LaSalle
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Hernando de Soto
24.
What were both English explorers seeking?
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Portugal
c)
Riches
d)
West Indies
25.
Which explorer was looking for a faster route to the Spice Islands?
a)
Leif Ericksson
b)
John Cabot
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Christopher Columbus
26.
Which explorer claimed modern-day Florida and the southwest?
a)
Leif Ericksson
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Robert LaSalle
27.
Who was the first explorer to sail around the world?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
John Cabot
28.
What explorer discovered the lands of San-Salvador in the West Indies?
a)
Leif Ericksson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
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