WorksheetsEarly Explorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main three reasons for early exploration?
a)
Gold
b)
Glory
c)
Goods
d)
God
2.
Which of the following men was the Viking explorer who sailed west and found Newfoundland?
a)
Leif Eriksson
b)
Eric The Red
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Christopher Columbus
3.
Which of the following technological discoveries made it possible for people toget maps from others?
a)
Caravel ship
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Magnetic Compass
d)
Printing press
4.
Who is the explorer who traveled to Asia from Europe on the Silk Road and wrotea book about his travels?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Lief Eriksson
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Hernando de Soto
5.
This technological advancement made sailing faster.
a)
Printing Press
b)
Caravel Ship
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Magnetic compass
6.
Which of the following was NOT considered part of the New World?
a)
Europe
b)
North America
c)
Central America
d)
South America
7.
Which of the following was NOT considered part of the Old World?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
North America
d)
Africa
8.
Which of the European explorers is remembered as the first to sail around theworld although he died from an attack in the Philippines?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Vasco de Gama
9.
Spain paid for this explorer’s trip west to find a shorter route to Asia. He left in1492. He admired Marco Polo. His trip began in 1492.
a)
Vasco de Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernando de Soto
10.
Who was a Spanish explorer who first took land and gold from the Incas inSouth America and then became the first European to see the Mississippi River?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Bartolemeu Dias
11.
Which tool helped sailors find their location?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Caravel ship
c)
Magnetic Compass
d)
Printing press
12.
Who was the first explorer to sail around the tip of Africa to India?
a)
Hernando de Solo
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
John Cabot
d)
Robert La Salle
13.
Who was an Italian explorer who sailed for England?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Vasco de Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
14.
Who sailed for the Dutch East India Company and discovered the HudsonRiver?
a)
John Cabot
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Samuel de Champlain
15.
Who was known as the “Father of New France,” because he brought settlersto Quebec, Canada?
a)
Samuel de Chaplain
b)
Robert La Salle
c)
John Cabot
d)
Henry Hudson
16.
Who opened a school that taught navigation and mapping?
a)
Henry the Navigator
b)
Eris the Red
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Marco Polo
17.
WHo was a French explorer who Claimed land around the St. Lawrence Riverand Great Lakes and then sailed down the Mississippi River to Louisiana, whichhe also claimed land?
a)
Samuel de Chaplain
b)
John Cabot
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Robert La Salle
18.
Which country had the most negative interactions with the Native Americans?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Dutch
d)
English
19.
Which country had the most positive interactions with the Native Americans?
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Dutch
d)
English
20.
Name one of the interactions the Spanish had with the Native Americans thatcaused conflict.
a)
Building trading post
b)
Brought Christianity to the New World
c)
Conquered and enslaved Native American
d)
Taught the Native American to grow crop like Europe
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