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Spanish Exploration and The Colombian Exchange

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who funded Columbus's voyage?

a)

Queen Elizabeth of England

b)

King Henry and Queen Maria of Portugal

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

d)

King Charles and Queen Antoinette of Italy

2.

Why did Columbus call the natives of the New World "Indians"?

a)

Columbus made up the word when he arrived.

b)

Columbus's crew decided to call them that.

c)

Columbus thought he'd landed in India.

3.

Which map shows the route of Columbus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

What is Ferdinand Magellan most known for?

a)

Finish the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

b)

Exploring the South Pacific

c)

Mapping the strait of Magellan

d)

Led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe

5.

Who paid for Magellan's expedition?

a)

Nina

b)

King Charles I of Spain

c)

King of Portugal

d)

Queen Ina

6.

Which ocean did Magellan named as the "peaceful sea" ?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

e)

Southern Ocean

7.
Why was the beginning of the 15th century to the 17 century called the Age of Exploration?
a)
People went in search of new water routes to obtain spices.
b)
People went in search of new water routes to have fun.
c)
People went in search of new water routes to see their relatives.
d)
People went in search of new water routes to learn a new language.
8.

This group of explorers were seeking "gold, god, and glory"

a)

Native Americans

b)

Knights

c)

Vikings

d)

Conquistadors

9.
the movement of plants, animals and disease between the Eastern and Western hemispheres
a)
Slave Trade
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Great Migration
10.
Disease wiped out over a million American Indians.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What two hemispheres of the world were involved in the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Southern and Northern
c)
Eastern and Northern
d)
Eastern and Western
12.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which was the name given to a network of trade routes, led to a search for a water route to Asia: (7-1.1)
a)
Cooper River Bridge 
b)
Bering Strait land bridge
c)
Great Silk Road
d)
Great Wall of China
14.
Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)
a)
Spain 
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
England
15.
Which European country did NOT claim territory in North America? (7-1.2)
a)
Spain 
b)
Italy 
c)
England
d)
France
16.
Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
17.
Which country claimed the most territory in the Americas?
a)
England
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Spain
18.

The word conquistador means __________.

a)

explorer

b)

criminal

c)

hero

d)

conqueror

19.

Which word best describes how the conquistadors treated the people they conquered?

a)

fairly

b)

cruelly

c)

generously

d)

indifferently

20.

Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?

a)

kings

b)

religions

c)

weapons

d)

horses

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