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WorksheetsAge of Exploration 2017-18
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the king of the Aztecs?
a)
Montezuma
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortes
2.
Who was the King of the Incas?
a)
Montezuma
b)
Atahualpa
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortes
3.
What was the name of the imaginary line that divided the New World between Spain and Portugal?
a)
Equator
b)
Longitude
c)
Latitude
d)
Demarcation
4.
Who coined the phrase "New World"?
a)
Samuel de Champlain
b)
Giovanni da Verrazano
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Christopher Columbus
5.
Who led the first expedition to successfully circumnavigate the world?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Giovanni Verrazano
c)
Samuel de Champlain
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
6.
This Frenchmen explored the St. Lawrence River and most of Eastern Canada, including Montreal.
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Bartholomeu Dias
7.
Who was the 1st European to see the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Vasco Balboa
b)
Giovanni Verrazano
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Hernan Cortes
8.
Who explored the coast of North America for the Dutch in search of the Northwest Passage?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Samuel de Champlain
c)
Francis Drake
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
9.
All of the following are reasons why people explored except:
a)
Gold
b)
Grain
c)
God
d)
Glory
10.
What is the name of a person who combines money, raw materials, and ideas to make a profit?
a)
encomienda system
b)
caravel
c)
entrepreneur
d)
conquistador
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