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WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
2.
This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. He opened up a sea route to Asia.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
3.
This European created a school for sailors and taught them how to use new navigational tools and techniques.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
4.
This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and inspired future explorers.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
5.
This European is credited with discovering Canada.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
6.
This explorer led conquistadors on a mission to defeat the Incan empire.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
7.
This explorer discovered Rio de Janeiro, called his findings the "New World", and had America named after him.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
8.
This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
9.
This explorer led the campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico in the name of Spain.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
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