WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This Spanish explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from the east
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
2.
This French explorer settled parts of Canada
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
John Cabot
c)
Samuel Champlain
d)
Jacques Cartier
3.
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
4.
This Englishman explored the northern part of North America
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Samuel Champlain
5.
This explorer sailed for the Spanish and is credited with finding the New World
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Christopher Columbus
6.
This Spanish explorer's crew made it all the way around the world
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
7.
This French explorer found a Great Lake and established Quebec
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Samuel Champlain
8.
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incas in Peru
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
9.
This explorer sailed for Portugal and found an all-water route to Asia
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortes
10.
This Spanish explorer searched for the Fountain of Youth in Florida
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Samuel Champlain
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Francisco Pizarro
11.
Which of the following was NOT a motivating factor for exploration by the Europeans?
a)
Gold
b)
God
c)
Water Routes
d)
Wipe out natives
12.
Which of the following was NOT a technological advancement that increased exploration?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Advanced Cartography
c)
Compass
d)
Caravel
13.
Who was Henry the Navigator?
a)
An explorer
b)
A cartographer
c)
A patron of exploration
d)
A sailor
14.
What did Pedro Cabral do?
a)
First to find the Americas
b)
Accidentally found Brazil and claimed it for Portugal
c)
Accidentally found America and claimed it for England
d)
Conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico
15.
Which of the following is NOT true about Christopher Columbus?
a)
He accidentally found the Americas
b)
He went to his grave thinking he landed in Asia
c)
He was sponsored by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
d)
He was kind to the natives where he landed
16.
Which of the following is NOT true of Ferdinand Magellan's life?
a)
He attempted to circumnavigate the globe
b)
He was killed by natives in the Philippines
c)
He successfully circumnavigated the globe himself
d)
He sailed for Portugal
17.
Which of the following is TRUE of Ponce de Leon's life?
a)
He conquered the Aztecs of Mexico
b)
He searched for the Fountain of Youth
c)
He conquered the Incas of Peru
d)
He circumnavigated the globe
18.
Which nation took the lead in exploration at first?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
England
d)
France
19.
Which of the following was true of trade routes during the Age of Exploration?
a)
The Ottoman Empire opened trade routes for Europeans
b)
Many land trade routes were opened through exploration
c)
Many trade routes were cut off by the Ottoman Empire
d)
France was successful in finding a Northwest Passage to Asia
20.
Which explorers were Spanish Conquistadors?
a)
Hernan Cortes, Juan Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon, Hernan Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro
c)
Jacques Cartier, Henry Hudson, Samuel Champlain
d)
Hernan Cortes, Vasco da Gama, Vasco Nunez de Balboa
21.
Which part of the globe did James Cook map out?
a)
The Cape of Good Hope
b)
All-water Route to Asia
c)
Pacific Islands
d)
The Caribbean
22.
Why was the Slave Trade a major effect of exploration?
a)
Slaves were brought to the Americas by explorers
b)
Slaves were needed in the New World to replace natives
c)
Slave labor was needed on the ships
d)
Slave labor was needed in the factories in England
23.
Why were colonies a major effect of the Age of Exploration?
a)
Explorers lived in the lands they discovered
b)
European nations wanted to colonize as much land as possible
c)
European nations did not want natives to return to their land
d)
Explorers tried to bring as many natives home with home with them as possible
24.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
a)
The global exchange of plants, food, diseases, and people over continents
b)
A method of currency created by Christopher Columbus
c)
The exchange of slave labor from Africa to the Americas
d)
The movement of people from the Americas to Europe
25.
Which of the following is NOT a way that Europeans were impacted by the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Some contracted Syphillis
b)
They were introduced to many new plants and foods
c)
They were introduced to the horse
d)
They learned about the food, Maize from the natives
26.
Which of the following is a way exploration affected the natives of the Americas?
a)
They contracted many diseases and many died
b)
They were treated well by the Europeans
c)
They were exposed to llamas
d)
They were provided with potatoes by the Europeans
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