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Exploration Tier Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean. 
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Artic
2.
What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?
a)
the Silk Road
b)
the St. Lawrence Shuttle
c)
the Columbian Exchange 
d)
the Polo Express
3.
Who is credited with discovering the Americas?
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Francissco Pizzario
d)
Hernan Cortes
4.

What valuable trade items encouraged European nations to search for a water route to Asia?

a)

gold and silver

b)

bronze and copper

c)

iron and weaponry

d)

silk and spices

5.

What was the main purpose for all European exploration?

a)

to build greater influence over native cultures

b)

to build political power through larger populations

c)

to build wealth through increased trade

d)

to build military power with larger populations

6.

Why did the explorers take part in exploration?

a)

People went for a spirit of adventure and wealth.

b)

People went as prisoners who worked on the boats

c)

People wanted to become government officials.

d)

People were forced to sail as slaves.

7.

What were the 3 Gs for exploration?

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Greatness

d)

Gold

8.

The Spanish were motivated to explore and colonize by three factors

a)

Christmas, Easter, and Summer Vaca

b)

God, Gold, and Glory

c)

Rice, Ropes, and Rhinestones

d)

Friends, Furs, and Fish 🐠

9.

The French motives to explore and colonize were

a)

Furs and Fish

b)

God, Gold, and Glory

c)

Christmas, Easter, and Summer vacation

d)

Christians, Crowns, and Creativity

10.

The Columbian Exchange was an exchange of

a)

goods, food, disease, and culture

b)

slaves in return for cash crops

c)

prisoners of war

d)

corn for wheat, lamas for horses, sugar for honey bees🌾

11.

The Northwest Passage was a route English explorers hoped to find in order to:

a)

get to India and China across the top of Canada

b)

find gold and riches

c)

find underwater treasures

d)

get around South America faster

12.
Europeans wanted to find which of the following to expand trade with the East 
a)
precious metals
b)
water
c)
fur
d)
lumber
13.

Which of these best defines GLORY

a)

Gold and Silver

b)

Expanding Empires

c)

Spreading Christianity

d)

Establishing trade with Indigenous Groups

14.

The establishment of Catholic Missions is considered by the Spanish...

a)

Political

b)

Economic

c)

Geographic

d)

Social

15.

The English were wanting to reach China through which passage?

a)

Atlantic Passage

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Canadian Passage

d)

Westward Passage