WorksheetsCCMS 4th SS-European Explorers
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the first European explorer to sail west, searching for a shorter route to Asia?
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
2.
Who was the European explorer who set sail around the world, but did not make it? *He was killed before completing his expedition.
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
3.
This was one of the most severe diseases that was passed around during the Columbian Exchange.
a)
smallpox
b)
scurvy
c)
rabies
4.
Magellan named this ocean because it was peaceful.
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Artic
d)
Indian
5.
What was the dangerous land journey from Europe to Asia?
a)
Silk Road
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Eurasia
6.
This was the movement of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
a)
smallpox
b)
Spain
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
cause and effect
7.
Who was the European explorer that wrote about his voyages?
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
8.
This man was mapmaker that named the "New World" after Amerigo Vespucci.
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
d)
Martin Waldseemuller
9.
Which continent is named for Amerigo Vespucci?
a)
America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
10.
This European explorer took 3 ships on his first voyage called the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
11.
Columbus, Vespucci, and Magellan all set sail from this continent.
a)
America
b)
Europe
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
12.
Which European explorer called America the "New World" because it was uncharted territory (not on a map yet)?
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
13.
Choose one negative impact of the Columbian Exchange.
a)
Diseases
b)
New Livestock
c)
New Crops to Plant
d)
New Ways of Life
14.
Choose one positive impact of the Columbian Exchange.
a)
Smallpox
b)
Dipthyria
c)
New foods & ways of life
d)
Measles
15.
Which direction did Columbus, Vespucci, and Magellan all sail in?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
16.
What does "pacific" mean in Spanish?
a)
peaceful
b)
wavy
17.
Which disease was caused by a vitamin C deficiency?
a)
smallpox
b)
scurvy
18.
Which explorer came into contact with the Taino people?
a)
Columbus
b)
Vespucci
c)
Magellan
19.
Why did the kind and queen of Spain want to send so many ships with people and supplies to the West Indies?
a)
They wanted to start a colony.
b)
They wanted to take care of the Taino.
20.
Who paid for Columbus' expedition?
a)
King Ferdinand & Queen Elizabeth
b)
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
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