NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsEarly Explorers (Portuguese)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Magellan's fleet sailed along the coast of South America where they tried to set up colonies. This led to many disagreements and the sailors decided to __________, which means rebel against the captains.
a)
get along
b)
mutiny
c)
make friends with the natives
d)
leave the continent peacefully
2.
Many sailors didn't get enough vitamin C, which caused them to get ___________.
a)
typhoid fever
b)
mumps
c)
ebola virus
d)
scurvy
3.
Da Gama's knowledge of _____________ helped keep him and his crew from getting lost.
a)
astronomy
b)
compasses
c)
ancient civilizations
d)
spices
4.
European explorers were sent to the New World for __________.
a)
gold, spices, and ships
b)
gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
c)
silver, pearls, and slaves
d)
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
5.
Who was Mel Fisher?
a)
A man that discovered sunken treasure from a Spanish ship.
b)
A great historian who kept records of explorer's trips.
c)
He was a member of Magellan's crew that kept a diary of events.
d)
He is the son of Bob Fisher.
6.
To go all the way around the Earth is to __________.
a)
circumnavigate
b)
equate
c)
latitudinate
d)
circulate
7.
Early Portuguese explorers were trying to find __________.
a)
a new theme park
b)
a trade route to India
c)
a new school in Portugal
d)
a new way to the South Pole
8.
Antonio Pigafetta's journal is an example of a __________.
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
c)
pieces of eight
d)
cartography
9.
The Strait of Magellan is a __________.
a)
passage through Africa
b)
ruler for explorers
c)
waterway near the tip of South America
d)
channel on TV
10.
Henry the Navigator __________.
a)
was a Portuguese prince
b)
helped start European exploration and trade
c)
collected books and charts of the ocean
d)
all of the above
11.
Why did Magellan want to take a different route than the explorers before him?
a)
He thought it would be smarter to set up colonies on the way.
b)
He thought it may be shorter to sail around the world to the west.
c)
The winds just blew him the wrong direction.
d)
Magellan didn't trust the records and experience of the other sailors.
Reset
