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WorksheetsChapter 4: The Age of Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a Conquistador?
a discoverer
a doctor
a conqueror
What is a Colony?
a piece of land
a country under the full or partial political control of another country
a body of water
What is the Middle Passage?
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies.
A passage in the middle.
A paragraph in the middle of a story.
What was Columbus's opinion of the Native people?
He thought they would make great friends
He thought they would make good slaves and they would be easily influenced.
He thought they were awesome.
What commodity did the Spaniard want from the Natives?
Corn
Silver
Gold
Money
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The widespread of coffee.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, and culture between Europe and Africa.
The widespread transfer of plants, animals, and culture between the Americas and the Old World
What miscalculation almost caused Christopher Columbus to fail?
He forgot food.
He over slept and almost missed the ship leaving.
He miss judged the distance and time it would take.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Asian Conquistador
Spanish Conquistador
Russian Conquistador
Who employed Christopher Columbus?
Ferdinand II and Isabella I
Ms. Silver and Mr. Gold
Dr. Ritzdorf
What did Christopher Columbus discover?
Europe
Asia
America
Africa
