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WorksheetsEuropean and Spanish Explorers of the Americas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is one advantage for an explorer to have a small and fast ship, called a caravel?
They can catch bigger fish
A small ship doesn't need a large crew
It can carry more cargo
They can outrun sea monsters
What TWO navigation tools did early explorers use?
astrolabe
watch
navigator
compass
Few Europeans, before the 1500's, believed that there were other continents beyond Europe, Asia, and Africa.
True
False
How did Christopher Columbus persuade the king and queen of Spain to support his expedition?
He promised them great riches
He promised them new lands
He said he would bring Catholic beliefs to the people of Asia
All the above
What was Amerigo Vespucci best known for?
He realized that the lands he, Columbus and Cabot had discovered were not Asia, but new continents. Those lands were eventually named after him
For conquering the Aztecs
inventing the printing press so books and maps no longer had to be hand written
For discovering a new trade route for Spain by sailing around the southern tip of Africa
Why were explorers sent to the new world?
To find gold
To convert people to Christianity
To get more Instagram followers
To claim land for their home country
What religion did explorers introduce to the world?
Catholicism
Pok-A-Tok
Baptist
Named the Pacific Ocean and he was killed at sea
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Hernan Cortes
Someone who buys and sells goods to earn money
merchant
kingdom
convert
epidemic
A journey to achieve a goal
expedition
epidemic
astrolabe
colony
The land route that Linked Europe and China was called the ______________.
Mulbarn Road
Silk Road
Highway 47
Pacific Ocean
Which of the following men was the Viking explorer who sailed west and found present day Newfoundland?
Leif Eriksson
Vasco de Gama
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Who is the explorer who traveled to Asia from Europe on the Silk Road and wrote a book about his travels?
Christopher Columbus
Lief Eriksson
Marco Polo
Hernando de Soto
