WorksheetsThe Age of Explorers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Someone who gives financial support to a person or cause
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
colony
d)
patron
2.
A person who buys and sells goods
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
patron
d)
epidemic
3.
An outbreak of a quickly spreading disease
a)
patron
b)
slave trade
c)
colony
d)
epidemic
4.
They buying and selling of humans as property
a)
merchant
b)
slave trade
c)
colony
d)
patron
5.
A settlement far from the country that rules it
a)
merchant
b)
colony
c)
patron
d)
epidemic
6.
Which of the following helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
a)
astrolabe
b)
magnetic compass
c)
maps
d)
telescope
7.
Which of the following navigation tools helped european sailors know which direction they were going?
a)
astrolabe
b)
magentic compass
c)
telescope
d)
none of these
8.
Who started the Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
a)
Leif Ericsson
b)
Vasco de Gama
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Bartolomeu Diaz
9.
Which of the following explains why King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella agreed to fund Columbus's Voyage?
a)
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity in Asia
b)
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea
c)
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries
d)
They wanted to trade with Native Americans
10.
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
a)
South
b)
North
c)
East
d)
West
11.
How long did Columbus sail before he reached land on his first voyage?
a)
five days
b)
two years
c)
five weeks
d)
one month
12.
What did Columbus name the general area where he landed on his first voyage?
a)
America
b)
New Spain
c)
Taino
d)
West Indies
13.
Which of the following was a reason Cortes took Moctezuma prisoner?
a)
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men
b)
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs
c)
He was afraid of the Aztec's superior weapons
d)
He wanted to take Mactezuma back to Spain
14.
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
a)
gold and spices
b)
lumber and fish
c)
cotton and wood
d)
horses and cattle
15.
Which of the following items from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
a)
corn and potatoes
b)
gold and silver
c)
horses
d)
bananas and sugar cane
16.
What was the overall effect of the Columbian Exchange on most of the native people of North America?
a)
it was harmful to them
b)
it had no effect on them
c)
it was good for them
d)
it improved their lives
17.
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
a)
they made more accurate maps
b)
they taught sailors how to operat the new carvel ships
c)
their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes
d)
they could tell them how fast their ship was going
18.
Which explorer’s expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortes
d)
Ponce de Leon
19.
Which of the following statements BEST describes Prince Henry’s navigation school?
a)
Prince Henry did not start a navigation school
b)
Students at the school were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native American civilizations
c)
Christopher Columbus attended the school
d)
Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel
20.
Though both Native Americans and enslaved Africans suffered in New Spain, which of the following conditions was NOT shared by both groups?
a)
forced labor
b)
leaving their homeland
c)
suffering form sickness and overwork
d)
not knowing the language of their conquerors
21.
European merchants wanted to find a sea route to Asia because they felt it would be faster & safer than the land routes.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Which of the following is NOT a reason the carvels were and improvement over ships of the past?
a)
. The decks were waterproof, and the sails lasted a long time.
b)
They had triangular sails for better control
c)
They were faster
d)
The caravels were lighter.
23.
The Spanish exploration of America impacted the native people living there in a positive way.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that horses improved Native American life?
a)
They were able to carry heavier loads longer distances
b)
The horse allowed the Native Americans to travel farther in search of food.
c)
They were able to hunt prey more easily and
d)
They used them for food
25.
They needed a new source of labor. The Native American population of North America had decreased a lot due to disease and overwork.
These are reasons why Europeans did which of the following?
These are reasons why Europeans did which of the following?
a)
explored
b)
imported enslaved Africans to North America
c)
traded
d)
settled in new colonies
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