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Europeans Explore America

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the Native American's Christopher Columbus encountered when he landed?
a)
Tainos
b)
TanYO
c)
Navaho
d)
Indians
2.
What treasure did Columbus return to Spain with?
a)
Land
b)
Gold
c)
Perfume
d)
Spices
3.
Who were the first Europeans to discover America?
a)
Spanish
b)
Educated Bears
c)
Pilgrims 
d)
Vikings
4.
Which of the following men sailed around Africa and through the Indian Ocean to India?
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
5.
When did Columbus sail the ocean blue?
a)
October 1482
b)
February 1992
c)
August 1492
d)
December 0001
6.
Who is America named for?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Ferdindand Magellan 
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Amerigo Vespucci 
7.
What is a Compass?
a)
Instrument that plays music
b)
is an instrument that shows direction
c)
A competition of donkeys
8.
What does it mean to circumnavigate? 
a)
Means to sail all the way around.
b)
A circle
c)
To use a GPS 
d)
To navigate a store
9.
What is a colony?
a)
A place ruled by monkeys. 
b)
A place ruled by confederates. 
c)
A place ruled by another country. 
10.
What was one of  the reasons for Europe being able to explore different continents?
a)
Technology
b)
They were hungry.
c)
Christopher Columbus told them to. 
d)
They were bored.