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WorksheetsWorld History - Chapter 13 - Exploration
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Who was the first man credited with circumnavigating the whole world?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Hernando DeSoto
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was called the “greatest conqueror” and defeated Montezuma and the Aztecs?
Ferdinand Magellan
Bartolomeu de las Casas
Hernado Cortes
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was known as the cruelest conquistador; conquered the Incas and killed their king?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Hernando DeSoto
Francisco Pizzaro
This friar worked on behalf of the Natives of the new world helping them be treated equally with the "new laws"
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Bartolomeu de las Casas
Francisco Pizzaro
Who was the Jesuit missionary that was welcomed to Japan?
Francisco Pizzaro
Barolomeu de las Casas
Hernando DeSoto
Francis Xavier
Who famously sailed to India and returned with a great wealth of spices?
Francisco Pizzaro
Vasco de Gama
Francis Xavier
Hernando DeSoto
Who began a school for explorers and map makers?
Francisco Pizzaro
Vasco de Gama
Henry the Navigator
Hernando DeSoto
Saved Jamestown with his leadership
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
John Smith
Marco Polo
The first man to round the southern tip of Africa was:
Bartolomeu Dias
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco de Gama
First European to find Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Bartolomeu Dias
Sailed for Dutch; New Amsterdam colony
Jacques Cartier
Vasco de Balboa
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
Father of New France; Found great lakes
Marco Polo
Samuel De Champlain
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Gave England its first claim to New World
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
John Smith
Found St. Lawrence River; Explored Canada; French
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Samuel De Champlain
Jacques Cartier
First European to sail and find New World - thought he was in Asia!
John Smith
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Vasco de Balboa
Jacques Cartier
Dutch
French
Spanish
English
John Smith
French
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Samuel De Champlain
French
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Bartolomeu Dias
French
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Henry Hudson
Dutch
French
Spanish
English
Hernando DeSoto
French
Spanish
Portuguese
English
Francisco de Coronado
Portuguese
Dutch
French
Spanish
Christopher Columbus
Dutch
Portuguese
English
Spanish
John Cabot
Dutch
French
Portuguese
English
Vasco de Balboa
Dutch
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Mercantilism
Colonies exist for the good of the Mother Country
Advancement of wealth by an individual
A group of individuals that gather money together fund a company
The shared profits or losses of a Company
Capitalism
Maintaining a favorable balance of trade
Advancement of wealth by an individual
A group of individuals that gather money together fund a company
The on hand supply of money
Join Stock Company
Maintaining a favorable balance of trade
Advancement of wealth by an individual
A group of individuals that gather money together fund a company
The shared profits or losses of a Company
Prospectus
The supply of money that a business has
Someone who pays for or funds a business to begin or start the business
The prospective business plan to entice Investors
Someone who pays for cost or funds the start of a business.
Dividends
The shared profits or losses of a Company
A group of individuals that gather money together fund a company
Maintaining a favorable balance of trade
Supply of money that a business has
Underwriter
A group of individuals that gather money together fund a company
Someone who pays for cost or funds the start of a business.
The prospective business plan for a business startup
Advancement of wealth by an individual
Capital
Advancement of wealth by an individual
Maintaining a favorable balance of trade
The shared profits or losses of a Company
Supply of money that a business has
Who had a monopoly on trade in the Mediterranean Sea?
Italy
France
Spain
Portugal
Which country claimed Brazil?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
Hernando de Soto
Bartolomeu Dias
Balboa
Hernando Cortez
Who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France?
La Salle
Joliet
Cabot
Marquette
Scurvy is caused by a lack of:
Vitamin A
Water
Protein
Vitamin C
Which of the following men explored the Mississippi River with Jesuit Missionary Jacques Marquette?
Joliet
Pizarro
Champlain
Albuquerque
Which country claimed Mexico?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Which country claimed Quebec?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Which country claimed New York?
England
France
Spain
Netherlands
Which country claimed Newfoundland?
England
France
Spain
Netherlands
Incan ruler
Atahualpa
Montezuma
James Byrd
Established a trading post in India
Pedro Cabral
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Hernando de Soto
Jacques Marquette
