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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Sir Francis Drake
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Henry the Navigator
2.
first to circumnavigate globe
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Ferdinand Magellen
3.
First to lay claims in Canada
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Christopher Columbus
4.
First Englishman to sail around globe
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Vasco da gama
c)
Sir Francis Drake
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
5.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
SIr Francis Drake
d)
Francisco Pizarro
6.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
7.
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Prince Henry the Naviagtor
c)
Sir Francis Drake
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
8.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Vasco da Gama
9.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
10.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
Astrolabe
d)
telescope
11.
Used to see far away
a)
Compass
b)
telescope
c)
caravel
d)
astrolabe
12.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances
a)
telescope
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Caravel
13.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
14.
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control
a)
Colony
b)
exploration
c)
Mercantilism
d)
economy
15.
Mother countries growing wealthy via controlled trade with colonies
a)
trade
b)
stealing
c)
colonies
d)
Mercantilism
16.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Sir Francis Drake
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