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European Explorers (1)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European to land in the New World?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Lief Erikson

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Giovanni Verrazano

2.

What year did Columbus first land in the New World?

a)

1452

b)

1492

c)

1500

d)

952

3.

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate (sail around) the world?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Pedro Cabral

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

4.

Which European country made the most voyages to the New World?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

5.

Which continents are known as the "New World"?

a)

Africa and Asia

b)

North America and Europe

c)

Africa and South America

d)

North and South America

6.

What was Columbus looking for when he sailed west, across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Gold

b)

Water route to China and India.

c)

The Americas

d)

Spain

7.

Which countries explored the Americas?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Portugal

e)

Netherlands

8.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
9.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
10.
Which of the folowing is an obstacle faced by the early explorers?
a)
bad weather
b)
no maps
c)
ran out of supplies
d)
all of the above
11.
To go all the way around the Earth by ship or plane is to...
a)
circumnavigate
b)
equate
c)
latitudinate
d)
circulate
12.
What is the Strait of Magellan?
a)
a passage through Africa
b)
ruler for explorers
c)
a waterway near the tip of South America
d)
a way to the South Pole
13.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
14.
___________ was the first European to reach America in 1492, he had 3 ships on his voyage: the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
15.
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 
a)
Asia
b)
America
c)
Antartica
d)
Australia
16.
Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia. 
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
17.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans. 
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
18.
What word means anything that makes life easier?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
19.

What were the 3 "G's" of exploration?

a)

grades, goods, groups

b)

goats, glory, goodness

c)

Gold, God, Glory

20.

During the "Age of Exploration", explorers navigated using..

a)

psychology and chemistry

b)

astronomy and geometry

c)

algebra and physics

21.

What is the name of a small, highly maneuverable, two or three masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for long voyages?

a)

astrolabe

b)

compass

c)

caravel

22.

Columbus set out for Asia with three ships named:

a)

Mayflower, Nina, and Magellan

b)

Odyssey, Mayflower, and Pinta

c)

Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

23.

Person who makes maps

a)

meteorologist

b)

cartographer

c)

archeologist

24.

Technology used that made it possible for Columbus to sail across the ocean

a)

plants and animals

b)

compass and astrolabe

c)

stars and pencils

25.
Identify the explorer. A Viking from Greenland.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
26.
Identify the explorer. Died before his expedition was complete.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
27.
Identify the explorer. Settled for a short time in North America and named it Vinland.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
28.
Identify the explorer. He discovered the lands of San Salvador - West Indies.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
29.
Identify the explorer. Known as the first person to travel completely around the world.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
30.
Identify the explorer. He was searching for a new and faster route to the Spice Islands. He sailed west because Portugal controlled the eastern route around Africa.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto

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