WorksheetsEuropean Exploration and Colonization
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Prince Henry is credited with starting the Age of Exploration.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Why were the Europeans looking for a sea route to Asia?
a)
Find cheaper way to get products from Asia
b)
Because it was easier and safer to travel on the sea
c)
They wanted to beat the Africans in finding a faster route.
d)
None of the choices are correct
3.
What religion did the first Europeans who colonized Australia practice?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
4.
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 Natives Americans
c)
To spread their religion
d)
The explorers want to become famous.
5.
What are the 3 G's?
a)
God, Goods, Glory
b)
Goods, Glory, God
c)
God, Glory, Gold
d)
Grapes, Gum, Greatness
6.
Which European country's empire is pictured?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain (UK)
d)
France
7.
A cartographer is someone who
a)
builds ships
b)
makes maps
c)
navigates a ship
d)
explores to find new resources
8.
Which European country's empire is pictured
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain (UK)
d)
France
9.
Which European country's empire is pictured?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain (UK)
d)
France
10.
Which European country's empire is pictured in RED?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britain (UK)
d)
France
11.
People began to exchange animals, plants, and foods globally. This was called the _________________.
a)
Spanish Trade
b)
New World
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Portuguese Trading Post
12.
Australia was established as a penal colony, which means, _________________________________.
a)
a colony for Christians
b)
a colony for prisoners
c)
a colony for slaves
d)
a colony for freedom
13.
Which was NOT a consequence of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
diseases to America
b)
animals to the Americas
c)
food like the potatoes to Europe and Africa
d)
technology to Europe
14.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
15.
European rivalries caused nations to compete with each other to establish...
a)
religious reform
b)
colonial empires throughout the world
c)
colonial worlds throughout the empire
d)
charter companies
16.
What does persecution mean?
a)
good treatment
b)
casualties
c)
to spread something
d)
mistreatment
17.
Establishment of settlers and traders from a nation in an area outside the nation's boundaries
a)
patriotism
b)
colonialism
c)
immigration
d)
religion
18.
The Middle Passage was
a)
Route that transported slaves from Africa to America
b)
Route that transported rum and molasses from Caribbean to Africa
c)
Route that transported manufactured goods from Europe to America
d)
Route that transported materials from colonial America to Africa
19.
The economic theory that states “a nation can become wealthy and powerful by accumulating gold and silver” is
a)
Joint-Stock Company
b)
Charter
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Triangular Trade
20.
Where did corn (maize) come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
21.
Where did horses come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
22.
Where did small pox, measles, & typhus come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
23.
Where did squash & the pumpkin come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
24.
Where did cocoa come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
25.
Where did pigs & cattle come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
26.
Where did Christianity come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
27.
Where did potatoes & sweet potatoes come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
28.
Where did tobacco come from?
a)
Old World
b)
New World
29.
Why did the diseases kill so many natives?
a)
natives didn't have the immunity to these diseases
b)
because the disease was very contagious
30.
Which area did the Columbian Exchange not involve?
a)
New World Americans
b)
Old World Europeans
c)
China
d)
Atlantic Ocean
31.
The age of exploration, when life in Europe changed dramatically, was from ___________________.
a)
1450 to 1900
b)
1492 to 1756
c)
1450 to 1700
d)
1300 to 200
32.
In the 1400s, European countries were competing with each other for ___________________________.
a)
Money
b)
Power
c)
Water
d)
Natural Resources
33.
Goods brought over land from China and India were expensive, so Europeans decided to look for a new, ___________________________ to get to Asia.
a)
shorter route
b)
faster boat
c)
better road
d)
shallower water
34.
Some Europeans believed it was their duty to spread the _________________ faith throughout the world.
a)
Muslim
b)
Christian
c)
Jewish
35.
Many explorers were driven by personal ambition for __________________________.
a)
Glory and Honor
b)
Exploring and Discovering
c)
Planting and Harvesting
d)
Running for their lives
36.
Prince Henry the Navigator was a Portuguese Prince and naval commander who founded a ______________________________ for sailors.
a)
Technology Center
b)
Navigation School
c)
New Kingdom
d)
Giant Playground
37.
Students learned navigation, astronomy, and _______________ (mapmaking); Henry’s efforts advanced what Europeans knew about these topics.
a)
Cardiology
b)
Chemistry
c)
Cartography
d)
Calistenics
38.
Henry also employed shipbuilders who developed a small, light sailing ship called a ___________________.
a)
Caravel
b)
Carnival
c)
Carather
d)
Carmel
39.
In 1497, _____________________ sailed around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa and continued on to India.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
40.
Da Gama's crew was the first group of Europeans to reach _______________ by sea.
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
India
d)
Philippines
41.
Next, the Portuguese established settlements in _____________ in South America.
a)
Mexico
b)
Bahamas
c)
Florida
d)
Brazil
42.
Spain’s colonization was led by the voyage of _________________ in 1492.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Prince Henry
43.
His goal was to find a quick route to Asia through the ___________________.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
44.
Exploration of the new world brought ____________ to Spain.
a)
Misery
b)
Wealth
c)
Death
d)
Fame
45.
In 1519, Spain financed a voyage of _____________________, a Portuguese explorer.
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Prince Henry
46.
________________________ sailed south and west around the tip of South America and finally reached the Philippine Islands after 18 months at sea.
a)
Magellan
b)
Colmbus
c)
Da Gama
d)
Prince Henry
47.
Magellan died in the Philippines, but his crew returned to Spain after sailing around the world and proved that _______________________.
a)
The earth was water
b)
the earth was linear
c)
the earth was flat
d)
the earth was round
48.
The British empire was the ___________________________.
a)
Largest in history
b)
Smallest in History
c)
Meanest in history
d)
Nicest in History
49.
Imperialism is when a country increases its power and wealth by _______________________ under its control.
a)
Acquiring new lands
b)
Trading with others
c)
Buying more supplies
d)
Spreading religion
50.
France, Great Britain, and other European countries had created large worldwide empires and became very wealthy from the __________________ that the new lands provided.
a)
New partners
b)
New land
c)
Natural Resources
d)
Natural Friends
51.
Raw materials like rubber, timber, _____________, and gold were found in Africa.
a)
Chocolate
b)
Diamonds
c)
Pearls
d)
Pure magic
52.
To prevent a European war over Africa, leaders from fourteen European governments and from the United States met in __________________ in 1884.
a)
Washington, DC
b)
London, UK
c)
Africa
d)
Berlin, Germany
53.
At its peak in the 1900s, Britain controlled one-fifth of the world’s land with colonies in Canada, _____________________, India, eastern Africa, and numerous islands across the world.
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Australia
d)
Iceland
54.
How many Africans attended the meeting on how to divide up Africa?
a)
104 Africans
b)
0 Africans
c)
1 African
d)
25 Africans
55.
The division became known as "___________________________."
a)
The Great Divide
b)
The African Free for All
c)
The Scramble for Africa
d)
The Hope of Tomorrow
56.
This act of imperialism contributed to the outbreak of ___________________ as countries competed for natural resources and power.
a)
The 100 years war
b)
The cold war
c)
World War 1
d)
World War 2
57.
One type of new technology that made sailing possible during the 15th century
a)
compass
b)
computer
c)
Ships
d)
GPS
58.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
a)
the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
b)
The journey captured Africans take to the New World
c)
The trade between Europe, Africa, and the Americas (shaped like a triangle)
d)
The overland trade between Europe and Asia
59.
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
60.
What did conquistadors do?
a)
Set up colonies in North America.
b)
Conquered the native peoples of Central and South America.
c)
Explored Canada.
d)
Destroyed cultures in Africa by trading slaves.
61.
The reason most natives died in the Americas during the period of European colonization was
a)
war
b)
famine
c)
disease
d)
drought
62.
Who was the leader that created a school of navigation?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
John Cabot
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Francisco Pizarro
63.
What is the Columbian Exchange
a)
A war between the U.S. and China
b)
Trading between the new world and the old world
c)
A famous school
d)
My bestfriend
64.
Who is the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca empire?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Atahualpa
65.
What European country first explored and colonized North and South America?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain
66.
What term is used to describe the journey of African slaves across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
the Long Passage
b)
the Great Passage
c)
the Middle Passage
d)
the Northwest Passage
67.
On which continent is Portugal located?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Europe
68.
The Portuguese under the direction of Henry the Navigator developed this type of ship made specifically for long voyages.
a)
caravel
b)
tanker
c)
sloop
d)
cutter
69.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
70.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
71.
Columbus thought that he had arrived at ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
a)
Cathay
b)
Africa
c)
America
d)
India
72.
What was the most common religion practiced in Europe during the period of exploration?
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Islam
73.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, Portugal, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden
d)
India, France, Greece
74.
What word means to travel completely around something?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
75.
What is the Spanish word for conqueror?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
76.
An astrolabe is a...
a)
instrument to determine latitude at sea
b)
determine longitude at sea
c)
determine which way North is
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