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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first European Explorer to discover Canada?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Henry Hudson

2.
Which one of these was an obstacle explorers faced while trying to reach the New World?
a)
Poor maps
b)
Spread christianity
c)
improved navigational tools
d)
gold
3.

Which one of these was an economic (money related) motivating force for exploration?

a)

gold

b)

ships

c)

christianity

d)

building an empire

4.
A (n)___________________ is one who makes maps.
a)
astronomer
b)
cartographer
c)
mapmetician 
d)
physicist
5.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
6.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
7.
Name the Navigational Tool.
a)
Maps
b)
Magnetic Compass
c)
Astrolabe
8.
What is the word that means to buy and sell goods?
a)
steal
b)
invest
c)
borrow
d)
trade
9.
Explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana
a)
Magellan
b)
Eriksson
c)
Columbus
d)
LaSalle
10.
What did Robert LaSalle name the area that he explored near the Gulf of Mexico?
a)
New France
b)
New Spain
c)
Louisiana
d)
Columbia
11.
John Cabot faced the following obstacles during his journey.
a)
He had to fight with the Native. Americans
b)
Bad weather, disagreements among crew members, no maps, and he had to repair his ship.
c)
He didn't have enough money to sponsor his expedition. 
d)
Sickness, hunger, and the spread of smallpox.
12.
What country sponsored John Cabot's expedition?
a)
Spain
b)
Italy
c)
England
d)
America
13.
John Cabot's goal was to? 
a)
Find the Fountain of Youth 
b)
Find a shorter trade route to Asia.
c)
Find the Pacific Ocean
d)
Find Puerto Rico 
14.
John Cabot was responsible for finding the following country?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Canada
d)
Asia
15.

Who was the first European to visit the Great Plains of Texas?

a)

La Salle

b)

Cabaza De Vaca

c)

Coranado

16.
Who explored the Mississippi River Valley?
a)
Cabot
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
17.
Who established Quebec?
a)
Cabot
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
18.
Which explorer was from Spain?
a)
Cabot 
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
19.
Which explorer was from England?
a)
Cabot
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
d)
LaSalle
20.
Which explorer along with La Salle was from France?
a)
Cabot
b)
Champlain
c)
Coronado
21.
Which was not a motivation for the explorers?
a)
Religion
b)
Economic
c)
Medicine
d)
Glory
22.
Which was not an obstacle for the explorers?
a)
Lack of supplies
b)
Poor maps
c)
disease
d)
leaky boats
23.
Which was not an accomplishment for the explorers?
a)
improved maps
b)
claimed land
c)
improved medicine
d)
exchanged goods and ideas
24.
What did West African societies trade with Portugal?
a)
Gold
b)
Sand
c)
cloths
d)
manufactured goods
25.
What did Portugal trade for gold with the West African societies?
a)
gold
b)
cloths, metals and manufactured goods
c)
raw materials
d)
salt
26.
Which is not a West African Society that Portugal traded with?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Cairo
d)
Songhai
27.
Portugal made voyages of discovery along which coast?
a)
North Africa
b)
Eat Africa
c)
South Africa
d)
West Africa
28.

Who was murdered by his crew due to being a difficult leader?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Robert de LaSalle

29.

Which countries were competing to claim land in North America in 1669?

a)

France, Spain, and England

b)

China, France, and Spain

c)

England, Spain, and China

d)

Only France and Spain

30.

How did countries claim the land in North America?

a)

They traded for furs.

b)

They built forts and started colonies.

c)

They explored the waterways.

d)

They wrote books and drew pictures.

31.
Diseases carried by the explorers such as measles, smallpox, and malaria killed many _________.
a)
Colonists
b)
African slaves
c)
Spanish explorers
d)
Native Americans
32.

Which of the following was NOT an area of cultural interaction between the Spanish and First Americans?

a)

Fur trade

b)

Copper trade

c)

The spread of disease

d)

The spread of Christianity

33.

What motivated Europeans to explore?

a)

Belief in the superiority of their culture

b)

Lack of Supplies

c)

Spreading Christianity

d)

Expansion of wealth and trade

34.

Who explored the route shown on the map?

a)

Robert LaSalle

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

John Cabot

d)

Francisco Coronado

35.

Which European country set up trading posts with the American Indians?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

36.

Which explorer explored the route shown on this map?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

John Cabot

c)

Robert LaSalle

d)

Francisco Cornado

37.

Put the West African Kingdoms in order

a)

Songhai, Ghana, Mali

b)

Mali, Ghana, Songhai

c)

Ghana, Songhai, Mali

d)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

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