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WorksheetsUnit 3
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who makes a living from buying and selling goods?
a)
missionaries
b)
allies
c)
merchants
d)
exporters
2.
Who believed he reached India, but actually discovered North America?
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Robert La Salle
3.
Who was the first explorer to sail around the Southern tip of Africa?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Vasco de Balboa
4.
a tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon
a)
compasss
b)
astrolabe
c)
technology
d)
hacienda
5.
What is the science of finding a ship's location and direction of travel?
a)
merchant
b)
navigation
c)
conquistador
d)
circumnavigate
6.
several trade routes connecting Europe and Asia
a)
Caravan Trail
b)
Silk Road
c)
Silk Avenue
d)
Asian Caravan
7.
What advancement did the sextant make in navigation?
a)
Found latitude
b)
Showed direction
c)
Found longitude
d)
Found location
8.
Moving plants and animals back and forth from Europe to North America is known as
a)
the Columbian Exchange
b)
The Alabama Exchange
c)
The American Exchange
d)
The Europe Exchange
9.
What was one bad outcome of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
pumpkins
b)
weapoons
c)
cows
d)
disease
10.
Which explorer sailed for The Dutch East India Company?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
John Cabot
c)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
d)
Henry Hudson
11.
Which explorer looked for the Northwest Passage, but couldn't find it?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
Jacques Cartier
12.
Which explorer discovered the "New World?"
a)
John Cabot
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Vasco de Balboa
d)
Christopher Columbus
13.
Which explorer discovered a rich fishing area in Canada?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Ponce de Leon
14.
Which explorer's crew left him due to the cold climate?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
John Cabot
d)
Jacques Cartier
15.
Which continent did our explorers all come from?
a)
North America
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
16.
Across which ocean did our explorers all sail?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
17.
Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
a)
To serarch for gold and riches
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorerers want to become famous.
18.
Christopher Columbus sailed for Italy.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
When did Christopher Columbus make his first voyage to America
a)
1999
b)
1492
c)
1593
d)
1234
20.
Since Columbus believed he made it to Asia, he called the natives ___.
a)
Asians
b)
Indians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Barbarians
21.
How did the compass help European explorers navigate their ships?
a)
It allowed them to sail at night.
b)
It told them which direction they were going.
c)
It helped sailors control the wind on their ships.
d)
It measured the distance north or south from the equator.
22.
The Nothwest passage was found by
a)
Verrazano
b)
Cartier
c)
Hudson
d)
No one
23.
The Europeans and Natives became ________, helping each other every chance they could.
a)
missionaries
b)
allies
c)
enemies
d)
merchants
24.
Why did explorers want to find a quick route to Asia?
a)
to conquer land
b)
to explore new land
c)
to make friends
d)
to trade
25.
Who explored and named Florida?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Francisco Coronado
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Hernando de Soto
26.
Which of the following is NOT an advancement of the caravel?
a)
sail faster
b)
fewer sails
c)
flatter bottom
d)
cargo room
27.
Who was killed by Hernan Cortes?
a)
Atahualpa
b)
Montezuma
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
de Gama
28.
Why did the Inca ignore the Spanish when they first arrived?
a)
They had already seen Europeans.
b)
They were in a civil war
c)
They thought the Europeans were gods
d)
They thought they were peaceful missionaries
29.
Jacques Cartier claimed all his land for
a)
England
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
France
30.
The Patroons set up a colony in
a)
The Netherland
b)
New Netherland
c)
Quebec
d)
Newfoundland
31.
Quebec was founded by
a)
Jean Nicolet
b)
John Cabot
c)
Etienne Brule
d)
Samuel de Champlain
32.
Which explorer found Lake Michigan?
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
John Cabot
c)
Etienne Brule
d)
Jean Nicolet
33.
Who was the first explorer to find Lake Huron?
a)
Jean Nicolet
b)
John Cabot
c)
Etienne Brule
d)
Samuel de Champlain
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