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WorksheetsDGF 5th - S.S. Chapter 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
a)
Dutch
b)
English
c)
Spanish
d)
Vikings
2.
What does the word technology mean in the following sentence? New technology such as the compass and the astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400s.
a)
scientific knowledge and tools
b)
a trip taken with the goal of exploring
c)
the science of palling and following a route
d)
an instrument used to find directions
3.
Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
4.
Which of the following was the main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to discover new continents
5.
Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
John Cabot
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernando de Soto
6.
Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Mayan
d)
Ancient Puebloan
7.
Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in Peru?
a)
Hernando Cortes
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
8.
What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?
a)
the Fountain of Youth
b)
the Indies
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
the Seven Cities of Gold
9.
What happened during Hudson's last voyage?
a)
he found the Northwest Passage
b)
his crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea
c)
he returned to England with furs and other riches
d)
he set up trade routes with Asia
10.
Christopher Columbus only had to ask King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella once to fund his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
explored and claimed for Spain what is now the state of Florida
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
12.
explored the land that connects the Americans and became the first European explorers to reach the Pacific Ocean
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
13.
explored and claimed for Spain much of what is now the southwestern United States
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
14.
explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and surrounding areas
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
15.
explored and claimed for Spain much of the southern half of what is now the United States
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
d)
Henry Hudson
16.
the science of planning and following a route
a)
navigation
b)
cost
c)
Reconquista
d)
Mutinied
17.
the effort made to achieve or gain somethings is worth the risk
a)
navigation
b)
cost
c)
Reconquista
d)
Mutinied
18.
the movement that made all of Spain Catholic
a)
navigation
b)
cost
c)
Reconquista
d)
Mutinied
19.
a rebellion against the leader
a)
navigation
b)
cost
c)
Reconquista
d)
Mutinied
20.
large amounts of money given to someone
a)
navigation
b)
cost
c)
grants
d)
Mutinied
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