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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The narrow dangerous passage "discovered" in 1518 that cuts through the Southern tip of South America is called?

a)

The Drake Passage

b)

The Strait(s) of Magellan

c)

The Chilean Sea

d)

The Argentinian Bay

2.

In 1488, this Portuguese Explorer was the first to sail to the Cape of Good Hope

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Vasco Da Gama

3.

This man was the main initiator of what would be known as the Age of Discovery. He was the fourth child of the Portuguese king John I and responsible for the early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade with other continents.

a)

Prince Harry

b)

Prince Lou

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

Prince Jake

4.

The cape commonly -but incorrectly -referred to as the Southern tip of Africa is called

a)

the Cape of Good Hope

b)

Cape of Well Being

c)

Cape of Blessed Mary

d)

Cape of Bad Dreams

5.

June, 30, 1520 is known in Mexico as

a)

El Bandito dia

b)

La Bueno Dia

c)

La Noche Triste

6.

Founded in 1602 in the Netherlands, this Company was responsible for much of the early exploration of North America

a)

Belgium Caravel Company

b)

Netherlands Inc.

c)

Dutch East India Company

d)

Hudson Corporation

7.

In 1609, Henry Hudson sailed on behalf of which country to the Northern parts of Canada

a)

The Netherlands (Dutch)

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Portugal

8.

The leader of the Incan Empire who was killed in 1533 was named

a)

Montezuma

b)

Nefertiti

c)

Balboa

d)

Atahualpa

9.

The name of the Pacific Ocean which in Portuguese translates to "Peaceful Sea," was named by whom and in which year?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias in 1488

b)

Hernan Cortes in 1519

c)

Ferdinanad Magellan in 1522

d)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa in 1508

10.

This is a narrow strip of land that stretches across a body of water to connect two larger land masses.

a)

peninsula

b)

island

c)

isthmus

d)

ravine

11.

This Portuguese sailor was the first to round the Cape of Good Hope and reach India by sea.

a)

Sir Edmund Allenby

b)

Sir Francis Drake

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Vasco Da Gama

12.

Sailing under the Spanish Crown , this Italian born Explorer told of his findings (from 1497-1501) and of not reaching "the West Indies," but in fact reaching a new continent and a "New World."

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leonardo DaVinci

c)

Leonardo DiCaprio

d)

Americo Vespucci

13.

Who was the man who captained and navigated Magellan's fleet for the first circumnavigation of the world after Ferdinand Magellan died in the Philippines in 1521 at the battle of Mactan?

a)

Jose Rijo

b)

Juan Sebastian El Cano

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Roberto Alomar

14.

This route around the South American continent and south of the Magellan Strait is called

a)

the Silk Road

b)

the Drake Passage

c)

the Water Highway

d)

the Da Gama llama

15.

He was a Venetian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England was the first European exploration of coastal North America (since the Vikings).

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Cristoforo Colombo

c)

Giovanni Cabotto

d)

Sebastian El Cano

16.

Early symptoms of this disease include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs. Without treatment, decreased red blood cells, gum disease, changes to hair, and bleeding from the skin may occur.As it worsens there can be poor wound healing, personality changes, and finally death from infection or bleeding. This is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C acid.

a)

psoriasis

b)

tetter

c)

scurvy

d)

dysentary

17.

This man was a French explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France. He was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named the Huron-Iroquois word "kanata", or village "The Country of Canadas"

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

John Cabot

18.

This word means to make full use of and derive benefit from

a)

exercise

b)

expound

c)

exploit

d)

excavate

19.

This is a small, Portuguese engineered sailing ship of the 15th–17th centuries.

a)

yacht

b)

gulley

c)

catamaran

d)

caravel

20.

This Conquistador who had a longstanding conflict with Francisco Pizarro over the control for the former Inca capital of Cuzco which erupted into a civil war between the two bands of conquistadores and led to his death, was named?

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Diego de Almagro

c)

Franco Colombo

d)

Juan Sebastian El Cano

21.

This is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers and navigators to measure the inclined position in the sky of a celestial body, day or night.

a)

Astronomy Domine

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Astroglider

d)

Astros

22.

This is an instrument used for taking angular measurements of altitude in astronomy and navigation, typically consisting of a graduated quarter circle and a sighting mechanism.

a)

Pentagon

b)

Quadrant

c)

Hydrant

d)

Vagrant

23.

This CITY was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, as Ciudad de los Reyes. It became the capital and most important city in the Spanish Viceroyalty.

a)

Sao Paulo

b)

Lima

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

24.

Before exploring modern day Florida and other States, this man was made Captain by Pizarro and was a major factor in the victory by the Spanish over the Incas

a)

Vasco de Nunez Balboa

b)

Giobotto Cabotto

c)

Hernando DeSoto

d)

Hernan Cortes

25.

A conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century were called

a)

Continents

b)

Conspirators

c)

Co-Navigators

d)

Conquistadors

26.

This was an agreement between Spain and Portugal aimed at settling conflicts over lands newly discovered or explored by Christopher Columbus and other late 15th-century voyagers

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Lisbon

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

e)

Treaty of Tortillas

27.

The Treaty which was asked about in the previous question was signed in which year?

a)

1492

b)

1498

c)

1502

d)

1494

e)

1602

28.

He was an English explorer famous for exploring Virginia and having a state capital named after him. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England . He was arrested for trying to find El Dorado in "Spanish" South America, and after being released on pardon, the British had him executed to appease the Spanish Crown and not make war.

a)

Sir Edward Honolulu

b)

King Louis I

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Sir Francis Knoxville

e)

Sir Walter Raleigh

29.

He was the man who drew the line to become in the sand and famously stated "There lies Peru with its riches; here, Panama and its poverty. Choose, each man, what best becomes a brave Castilian. For my part, I go to the south."

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando Pizarro

d)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

30.

Name all four members of the Beatles

a)

Hank, Paul, Joe, and Dingo

b)

John, Paul, George and Ringo

c)

Luke, Matthew, John and Paul

d)

Bill, Raymond, Lou, and Ringo

31.

Jacques Cartier was the first European to sail to the:

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Tonkin Gulf

c)

Gulf of Canada

d)

Gulf of St. Lawrence

32.

Pedro Alvares Cabral's expedition happened in the year:

a)

1500

b)

1494

c)

1492

d)

1600

33.

The name of the Friar that told Coronado about one of the fabled cities of gold was named

a)

Juan Ponce de Leon

b)

Pedro de Alvarado

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Marcos de Niza

34.

This was a declaration by the Spanish monarchy which declared their right to take possession of the territories of the New World and to subjugate, exploit and, when necessary, to fight the native inhabitants?

a)

reproachment

b)

reclementoe

c)

requerimiento

d)

reckoning

35.

After finding out that Cibola did not exist, this man told Coronado of another city of gold which he would take him to?

a)

The Troubadour

b)

The Monk

c)

The Turk

d)

The Gopher

36.

An individual who is hired to take part in an armed conflict but is not part of a regular army or other governmental military force. They fight for money or other recompense rather than for political interests. What are they called?

a)

mercurial

b)

mercenary

c)

mermaid

d)

murderer

37.

This person is a maker of maps:

a)

Cartographer

b)

Cartoonist

c)

Carpet Bagger

d)

Cardiologist

38.

Canada's Eastern most province and two land masses that Jacques Cartier sailed between are called:

a)

Montreal and Quebec

b)

Labrador and New Foundland

c)

German Shepherd and Labradoodle

d)

Toronto and Detroit

39.

Pedro de Alvarado's first thing for which he is known is taking part in the Conquest of:

a)

Haiti

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

40.

For what was Coronado looking?

a)

The Grand Canyon

b)

The 7 cities of gold

c)

The Mississippi River

d)

El Dorado

41.

Pedro de Alvarado aided Cortes in the campaign to take the city of:

a)

Tioxaca

b)

Sao Paulo

c)

Lima

d)

Tenochtitlan

e)

Panama

42.

This Frenchman, is known for "giving" Canada its name

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Jean Claude Van Damme

c)

Jacques Cousteaux

d)

Jacques Cartier

43.

Which famous Portuguese explorer was a commander of a ship in Pedro Alvares Cabral's fleet

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Giovanni Cabotto

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

44.

On 18 December 1527, after his triumphs and conquests of Mayan indigenous soldiers, the king of Spain named this man as governor of Guatemala:

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Pedro Alvares Cabral

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Vasquez Nunez de Balboa

e)

Pedro de Alvarado

45.

The name of the fabled city that "the Turk" told Coronado about was called:

a)

Quivira

b)

El Dorado

c)

Detroit

d)

Palo Duro

46.

The waterway between the landmasses of Labrador and Newfoundland, which Cartier traveled is called:

a)

Strait of Gibraltar

b)

Cabot Strait

c)

Strait of Belle Isle

d)

Gulf of St. Lawrence

47.

Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence River and ended up at Stadacona (present day Quebec City) where he was greeted by Donnacona, Chief of this tribe:

a)

Hopi

b)

Zuni

c)

Iroquois

d)

Seminole

48.

Hernando de Soto first landed his fleet in the US in this present day city:

a)

Daytona

b)

Raleigh

c)

Tampa

d)

Miami

49.

Hernando de Soto was the first European to both see and cross this US waterway:

a)

The Gulf of Mexico

b)

The Colorado River

c)

The Snake River

d)

The Strait of Belle Isle

e)

The Mississippi River

50.

Samuel de Champlain is known as the:

a)

Father of Canada

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Father of New France

d)

Father of France

51.

The Beatles were from this city in England:

a)

London

b)

Manchester

c)

Liverpool

d)

Birmingham

52.

The Beatles 1st hit "Love Me Do" was released in this year:

a)

1942

b)

1952

c)

1962

d)

1972