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Age Of Exploration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The New World Is the ______________(s)

a)

The Americas

b)

The world after WWII

c)

Europe, Asia, Africa.

d)

The best song in the movie Aladdin.

2.

What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?

a)

Gold, Silver, Treasure

b)

God, Glory, Gold

c)

God, Glory, Gallantry

d)

Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!

3.

If you were to draw a line that connected Africa to America to Europe what shape would you make?

a)

A rhododendron

b)

An Oval

c)

A Square

d)

A Triangle

4.

What is the Columbian Exhange?

a)

Exchange of ideas between America and Europe

b)

Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases between the New and Old World.

c)

Exchange of disease between colonists and Native Americans.

d)

Exchange of money between the Wergild and Ordeal

5.

A German mapmaker named the New World, "America" because of this famous explorer.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

6.

This explorer was looking for a Northwest Passage to India while sailing for England, and he navigated the New England coastline of America.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

John Cabot

7.

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

a)

Vasco De Gama

b)

John Cabot

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Black Beard

8.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

9.
How many times did Columbus sail to the New World?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
10.
What is an astrolabe? 
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
b)
A small, fast ship. 
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
d)
None of the above. 
11.
How did many Native Americans die during the Exploration?
a)
They died from war.
b)
The conquistadors starved them
c)
Smallpox and other diseases
d)
Drowning in ships
12.
_ controlled the Native Americans for labor.
a)
Monarchs
b)
Explorers
c)
Missionaries
d)
Conquistadors
13.
Why did the encomienda system fade away.
a)
It was too expensive for explorers
b)
Native Americans died from hard work and diseases
c)
Missionaries thought that it was a sin
d)
The Native Americans fought back against Spain
14.
Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?
a)
Prince Henry the Navigator
b)
Queen Isabella
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Ferdinand Magellan 
15.
What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?
a)
sponsored his exploration
b)
married him
c)
made him royalty
16.
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
a)
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
b)
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
c)
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
d)
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
17.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
18.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
19.
An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built
a)
Cartographer
b)
Carnival 
c)
Caravel
d)
None of the above
20.
What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson all search for?
a)
the Fountain of Youth
b)
the Indies
c)
the Northwest Passage
d)
the Cities of Gold
21.

Which explorer claimed for Holland (Dutch) much of what is now the state of New York?

a)

Hudson

b)

Balboa

c)

De Soto

d)

Coronado

22.
How did Hudson's last voyage end?
a)
He found the Northwest passage.
b)
His crew mutinied; setting him adrift at sea.
c)
He returned broke.
d)
He set up trade routes. 
23.

Which explorer became the first to set eyes on the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Balboa

b)

Coronado

c)

Hudson

d)

De Soto

24.
Who was the Americas named after?
a)
Giovanni Cabato
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Henry Hudson
25.
Where did Christopher Columbus believed he had landed in 1492?
a)
Europe
b)
Indies
c)
South Africa

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