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WorksheetsWorld Exploration Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the dangerous land route called that allowed Europeans to trade with Asia?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Silk Path
c)
Land Route
d)
Desert Road
2.
Who was the person from that choices below that created a school of navigation?
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
John Cabot
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Francisco Pizarro
3.
How did Portugal FIRST get around to Asia?
a)
They walked
b)
Sailed the Mediterranean Sea
c)
They flew
d)
Sailed around the tip of Africa
4.
Of the choices below, who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
5.
What was NOT one of the tools that helped during exploration?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Horse & buggy
c)
Caravels
d)
Better maps
6.
What was Christopher Columbus's master plan to sail to Asia?
a)
To sail East
b)
Sail around Africa
c)
To sail West around the globe until he eventually made it to the East
d)
Sail above Russia
7.
Where did corn (maize) come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
8.
Where did smallpox, measles, & typhus come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
9.
Where did squash & pumpkin come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
10.
Where did Christianity come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
11.
Where did wheat and rye come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
12.
Where did tobacco come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
13.
What was a primary set of reasons for exploration?
a)
God, Gold, and Glory
b)
God, Gold, and Gore
c)
God, Gold, and Greed
d)
God, Gold, and Generosity
14.
The Columbian Exchange began after this explorer made trips to the Americas. Who is this explorer?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Christopher Columbus
15.
Which area did the Columbian Exchange not involve?
a)
New World Americans
b)
Old World Europeans
c)
China
d)
Atlantic Ocean
16.
Many Africans were brought to the Americas as...
a)
slaves
b)
orphans
c)
helpers
d)
laborers
17.
The Middle Passage was the name for the journey from...
a)
Europe to Africa
b)
Americas to Europe
c)
Africa to the Americas
d)
Americas to Africa
18.
Which three continents were part of the triangle trade?
a)
France, Africa, America(s)
b)
America(s), Europe, Africa
c)
Australia, Antarctica, Africa
d)
Africa, Europe, Middle East
19.
Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.
a)
Africa
b)
New Netherlands
c)
Canada
d)
New Zealand
20.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________ _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
21.
During the Colombian Exchange, Europe was called...
a)
the new world
b)
the lost world
c)
the old world
d)
the rich world
22.
The Columbian Exchange had a ______ effect on the Old and New Worlds.
a)
Positive and Negative
b)
Only Positive
c)
Only Negative
d)
no
23.
True of False: The Columbian Exchange has had a lasting effect on the world?
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which of the following is true regarding Christopher Columbus and his voyages to the New World?
a)
First European to reach North America
b)
Landed on territory which is now part of Florida
c)
Honored & was respectful of Native culture
d)
Died believing he had explored islands just off coast of Asia
25.
Why did the pilgrims travel to the New World?
a)
To live alone and be hermits.
b)
To avoid attacks by native Americans.
c)
To have freedom of religion.
d)
To have freedom of speech.
26.
Prince Henry was from __________.
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
USA
27.
Prince Henry's nickname was __________.
a)
Henry the Navigator
b)
Henry from Spain
c)
The Mighty Navigator
d)
Henry the Great Navigator
28.
A _______ is a person who studies and makes maps.
a)
cartographer
b)
map maker
c)
geographer
d)
mathmatician
29.
Most of Prince Henry's expeditions were to _________.
a)
Africa
b)
Norway
c)
the Americas
d)
Spain
30.
Who was the first person to go around the world?*
*not really
*not really
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
John Cabot
d)
Hernando de Soto
31.
I began a school for navigators & people who wanted to explore.
WHO AM I?
WHO AM I?
a)
Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Polo
d)
Magellan
32.
I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey. WHO AM I?
a)
J. Cabot
b)
L. Eriksson
c)
C. Columbus
d)
H. Cortes
33.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To search for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
To become famous
34.
What was a main accomplishment of exploration?
a)
The discovery of new lands; riches and gold
b)
Learning about different cultures
c)
Creating natural resources like large forests
d)
Learned to grow crops from Native Americans
35.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
36.
What was the purpose of Columbus's expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
37.
Which of the following is an obstacle faced by the early explorers?
a)
dangerous weather conditions
b)
inaccurate maps
c)
ran out of supplies
d)
all of the above
38.
This English explorer most likely reached the present day lands of Labrador and Newfoundland.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
39.
Identify the explorer. A Viking from Greenland.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
40.
Identify the explorer. Died before his expedition was complete.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
41.
Identify the explorer. Settled for a short time in North America and named it Vinland.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
42.
Identify the explorer. He discovered the lands of San Salvador - West Indies.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
43.
John Cabot was a Spanish conquistador.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Many explorers searched for the ___ Passage in order to find an easier way to reach Asia.
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
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