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European Exploration

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a motive for exploration?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Gold
d)
Gummies
2.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
3.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
4.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
5.
Columbus thought that he had arrived at  ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
a)
Cathay
b)
Africa
c)
America
d)
India
6.
I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.  I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.
a)
Cabot
b)
de Leon
c)
Columbus
d)
Cortes
7.
What was the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
The global exchange of plants, food, diseases, and people over continents
b)
A method of currency created by Christopher Columbus
c)
The exchange of slave labor from Africa to the Americas
d)
The movement of people from the Americas to Europe
8.
Which of the following is a way exploration affected the natives of the Americas?
a)
They contracted many diseases and many died
b)
They were treated well by the Europeans
c)
They were exposed to llamas 
d)
They were provided with potatoes by the Europeans
9.
The man proved Columbus wrong, and said that Columbus really landed in the New World not Asia like everyone thought. America is named after him. 
a)
Bartholomew Dias
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Marco Polo
10.
Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus' expeditions?
a)
Italy
b)
Portugal
c)
Spain
d)
England
11.

I started a school for navigators in Portugal for people who wanted to go out exploring.

a)

Columbus

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Polo

d)

Magellan

12.

This new Portuguese ship used triangular sails to sail against the wind called a.......

a)

Compass

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Caravel

d)

Magnet

13.
Ferdinand and Isabella paid for his voyage to the "new world"
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
14.
The "New World" consists of
a)
North America and Africa
b)
South America and Asia
c)
North America and South America
d)
Europe, Africa and Asia
15.
The "Old World" consists of
a)
Europe and Asia
b)
Europe and Australia 
c)
North America and South America
d)
Europe, Africa and Asia
16.
Someone who tries to convert others to their religion is known as a(n
a)
solider
b)
priest
c)
missionary
d)
explorer
17.
An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
a)
Socialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Militarism
18.
In which direction did the Spanish sail?
a)
East
b)
North
c)
West
d)
South
19.
Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:
a)
to entrust
b)
to connect
c)
court
d)
conquerors
20.

What is the Northwest Passage?

a)

A water route through N. America to the Pacific.

b)

A land route from Europe to Asia.

c)

A water route to the New World.

d)

The route to school.

21.
Under mercantilism, what did European countries want their colonies to do?
a)
sell to many countries
b)
provide raw materials
c)
send workers to Europe
d)
train workers for Europe
22.
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs in Mexico
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
23.
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incas in Peru
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon 
c)
Ferdinand Magellan 
d)
Hernan Cortes
24.

What was the Spanish armada

a)

country

b)

A fleet of ships that attacked England

c)

weapon

d)

a tank

25.
Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the
a)
War of Spanish Succession.
b)
defeat of the Spanish Armada.
c)
loss of Brazil.
d)
Treaty of Tordesillas.
26.
Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada so important?
a)
It opened the way to English colonization in the New World.
b)
The Spanish successfully invaded England and ruled the country for 20 years. 
c)
The treasure guarded by the armada was the greatest the world had ever seen. 
d)
It helped to unify Scotland, Ireland, and England into one happy country. 
27.
Which of the following was NOT an advantage Conquistadors had when defeating the Inca and Aztec Empires?
a)
Horses
b)
Metal armor
c)
Better weapons
d)
Larger armies
28.
First Englishman to sail around globe
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Vasco da gama 
c)
Sir Francis Drake 
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
29.

Circumnavigation means:

a)

To travel all the way around the world.

b)

To discover new land

c)

To sail using the stars to guide your journey

d)

A special boat used for long journeys

30.

According to the map, which country explored what is known as present day Quebec in Canada?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

31.

According to the map, which country explored present day Florida in the United States?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

France

32.
Which of these means "the forced voyage of enslaved Africans to the Americas"?
a)
Colony
b)
Plantation
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Columbian Exchange
33.
Which of these sources would be the MOST RELIABLE for finding out "how did people experience the Middle Passage"?
a)
A Portuguese history textbook from 1994
b)
An autobiography written by a former slave in 1789
c)
The journal of a slave ship captain written in 1732
d)
An American history textbook published in Georgia in 1850
34.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

35.
A Trade Route from England to West Africa to the Americas, back to England would be known as:
a)
The Middle Passage
b)
The Slave Trade Route
c)
Circle Trade
d)
Triangular Trade
36.

As a result of the decline of the Native Population during the Columbian Exchange, what did the Spanish and the Portuguese do in Latin America?

a)

Offered better living conditions to the Native Americans

b)

Imported indentured servants from Europe

c)

Worked on the plantations themselves

d)

Imported slaves from Africa

37.
Native American groups adapted to their new environment by using ____________________ to make clothes, tools, and other things they needed.
a)
Artifacts
b)
Money
c)
Factories
d)
Natural Resources
38.

Native Americans developed different cultures because of their...

a)

Environment

b)

Religions

c)

Food

d)

Fossils

39.

How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?

a)

Natural resources influenced only the clothes of American Indian cultures.

b)

Natural resources influenced only the food of American Indian cultures.

c)

Natural resources influenced only the shelter of American Indian cultures.

d)

Natural resources influenced the clothes, food, and shelter of American Indian cultures.

40.

Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?

a)

The spread of disease killed millions of people.

b)

Agriculture spread to more regions.

c)

The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.

d)

Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.

e)

Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.

41.
What were the main positive consequences of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
traveling by ship was really fun
b)
better looking people coming over from one place to the other
c)
disease, death, slavery
d)
healthier diet, new resources, good trading
42.
Some examples of primary sources include:
a)
articles, textbooks, encyclopedias, cartoons
b)
photographs, interviews, journals, letters
c)
websites, books, wikipedia, biographies
d)
red, blue, yellow
43.
Some examples of secondary sources include:
a)
articles, textbooks, encyclopedias, cartoons
b)
photographs, interviews, journals, letters
c)
autobiographies, video recording, diaries, audio recording 
d)
orange, purple, pink, green
44.

The triangular Trade is best described as which of the following?

a)

Trade routes between African, Europe and the Americans during the Atlantic Slave trade.

b)

Trade routes over the silk route

c)

Trade routes between the new world and old world

d)

Trade routes that encompass the entire globe.

45.

About how many, enslaved Africans were captured and transported to the Americas?

a)

1 million

b)

10 - 12 million

c)

100 million

d)

350,000

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