WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
Africa
America
Asia
Europe
To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from
artifacts
books
interviews
videos
Astrolabes measure the
direction the ship was traveling
latitude of the ship
speed of the ship
time of day
Why did explorers plant flags?
to teach Christianity
to help American Indians
to find their way back again
to claim land for their country
What do farmers do with a cash crop?
sell it for money
feed it to animals
eat it as soon as possible
freeze it to store for winter
What is one reason Europeans wanted to travel to America?
to build wealth
to conquer the Indians
to colonize France
to find potatoes
Which foods came from America?
wheat and rice
apples and pears
lettuce and cabbage
potatoes and squash
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?
to practice fighting wars
to study a different culture
to send away their prisoners
to get silks and spices
"New World" was a name given to the Americas by
spice traders
shipbuilders
American Indians
European explorers
What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
to visit holy sites
to live in poverty
to spread their beliefs
to learn about other faiths
Explorers hoped to find a Northwest Passage that would lead them
across the ice of the North Pole
down the entire length of the Mississippi River
through North America to Asia
into the interior where they could find gold
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
They were forced to work as slaves in the mines.
They got tired of giving European settlers free food.
They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.
They were exposed for the first time to some kinds of sicknesses.
Juan Ponce de Leon looked for
the Seven Cities of Gold
a shortcut to Asia
a site for a mission
the fountain of youth
Hernan Cortes fought against
the Aztecs in Mexico
the Seminoles in Florida
the Incas in South America
the Mayas in Central America
Which man explored what is now the southwestern United States?
Cartier
Coronado
Cabot
Hudson
Which river did La Salle explore?
Colorado
Hudson
Mississippi
Rio Grande
On his first voyage in 1609, Henry Hudson sailed up a river now named
the Mississippi River
the Henry River
the Hudson River
the Rio Grande
A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain was called a
conquistador
colony
pilgrim
pioneer
What was the first European settlement in the United States?
Fort Caroline
Cibola
St. Augustine
San Salvador
Columbus and other explorers thought that they had reached Asia, but in time they realized the land was actually
Africa
a new continent
Australia
Spain
