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WorksheetsExploration & Colonialism of the Americas
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following contributed to causing the Age of Exploration? (select all that apply)
Muslim countries' control of the trade routes to and from India and China
Rediscovery of ancient knowledge and technological advancements from the European Renaissance
The discovery of Australia.
The Protestant Reformation
Irrigation
In what year did Columbus sail the Ocean Blue?
1492
1521
1532
1542
What two nations made an agreement with the Pope to divide the world between them for colonization?
Spain and Portugal
Spain and England
Spain and France
England and France
Portugal and England
For whom was America named?
Vespucci, an Italian explorer and cartographer (map-maker)
Giovanni Caboto, an Italian explorer
Christoforo Colombo, an Italian explorer
Cadamosto, an Italian explorer
Martin Waldseemüller, a German cartographer (map-maker)
Which explorer crossed the Isthmus of Panama?
Balboa
Cortes
Pizarro
Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
Who explored Florida?
Ponce de Leon
Cosmo Kramer
George Costanza
Rochelle, Rochelle
Hernan Cortes
Whose expedition first circumnavigated the Earth?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Francisco Pizzaro
