WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a reason for exploration?
a)
To meet new people
b)
To try new food
c)
To get more luxuries (silk, spices, gold, perfume, gems)
d)
To find a hidden temple
2.
Which tool is an instrument with a swinging needle that pointed sailors northward.
a)
hour glass
b)
compass
c)
cross staff
d)
lanteen sails
3.
Which of the following was NOT a danger of exploration?
a)
wooden boats and simple tools
b)
unknown geography
c)
pirates
d)
storms and weather
4.
What is a sea route through North America to the Pacific Ocean that explorers were looking for?
a)
navigation
b)
the Silk Road
c)
rainbow road
d)
The Northwest Passage
5.
Which of the following is an Italian explorer who was born in Italy and sailed for France. He also has a bridge named after him that connects Staten Island to Brooklyn.
a)
Giovanni DaVerrazano
b)
John Cabot
c)
Samuel DeChamplain
6.
Which explorer was born in England and sailed for the Netherlands. He discovered a river in New York that was named after him. His ship was called the Half Moon.
a)
Robert LaSalle
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
Henry Hudson
7.
Which countries sent explorers to New York?
a)
England, Spain, Ireland
b)
England, France, Netherlands
c)
Netherlands, Japan, Austria
d)
France, Ireland, Spain
8.
What good or item did Europeans trade with the Native Americans for?
a)
wampum
b)
silk
c)
fur
d)
shells
9.
This was a system set up to give people land if they brought over 50 people to the new colonies.
a)
the solar system
b)
the explorer system
c)
the skeletal system
d)
the patroon system
10.
Which of the following was NOT a gift from the Dutch?
a)
tacos
b)
pancakes
c)
ice skating
d)
doughnuts
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