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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
a)
find a faster trade route to Asia
b)
spread Christianity
c)
colonize new territories
d)
all of the above
2.
The Age of Exploration began in which country?
a)
Portugal
b)
Spain
c)
Europe
d)
Italy
3.
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
4.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
5.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
6.
Who was the first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
James Cook
c)
Prince Henry the Navigator
d)
Ferdinand Megallan
7.
Columbus thought that he had arrived at ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
a)
Cathay
b)
Africa
c)
America
d)
India
8.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, Portugal, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden
d)
India, France, Greece
9.
I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.
a)
Cabot
b)
de Leon
c)
Columbus
d)
Cortes
10.
Which religion did Prince Henry the Navigator hope to spread?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
11.
Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
12.
Who reached the tip of Africa?
a)
Columbus
b)
Cook
c)
Dias
d)
da Gama
13.
Who sailed around Africa to India?
a)
Dias
b)
da Gama
c)
Columbus
d)
Cabot
14.
The Americas were named after this explorer
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Bob
d)
Cabot
15.
Who was the explorer who sailed all around the world?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Mrs. Redeker
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