WorksheetsUnit 2 Early Exploration
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
How were the explorations of Francisco Pizarro and Hernando Cortes similar?
They both conquered the Incan Empire.
They both explored for Spain.
They both conquered the Aztecs.
How were the explorations of Francisco Pizarro and Hernando Cortez different?
Pizarro explored for Portugal, and Cortes explored for France.
Pizarro and Cortes sailed with Christopher Columbus
Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in Peru, and Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
Which two explorers were from Spain?
Samuel Champlain explored along the St. Lawerence River, Robert La Salle explored along the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Hernando Cortes explored Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire, Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the south of South America to the Pacific Ocean.
Juan Ponce de Leon explored present day Florida, Henry Hudson explored present day New York
What caused more Europeans to become interested in Asia?
They wanted to trade goods.
They wanted to claim land in Asia.
Europeans had read Marco Polo's book and wanted the silks and spices from Asia.
A long and carefully organized trip
expedition
navigation
circumnavigation
Name two present day cities founded by the Dutch
Philadelphia and Washington DC
New York and Albany
Miami and New York
How is Christopher Columbus like an entrepreneur?
He needed sponsors for his expeditions.
They both started a business.
They both go on long expeditions and discover new lands
How did the trade routes across the Atlantic Ocean link Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Explorers used the routes to travel to Asia.
They were used by fishermen.
The trade routes were used to carry goods and slaves to Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
What were the goals of European exploration?
The goals were to claim land, claim resources, and set up new colonies and convert natives to Catholicism.
To discover gold in new lands.
To get spices from Asia and other lands.
What was the goal of the Counter Reformation in the New World?
To teach natives the European ways.
To change the natives way of life.
To stop the spreading of Protestantism and to spread Catholicism in the New World.
How did travel by sea change in the 1400's?
Kings and Queens paid explorers for their expeditions.
There were navigation tools that helped changed sea travel, such as the magnetic compass, the astrolabe, and the ships explorers sailed.
Entrepreneurs started sailing.
Which countries claimed land in the Americas?
Spain, Sweden, Portugal
Russia, China, Japan
Russia, France, England, Netherlands
Describe the lands the French explored in the New World.
The French explored the Atlantic Ocean and Canada.
The French explored Canada only.
French explorers explored lands in North America along the Saint Lawerence River and the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
What countries did the Atlantic trade routes carry goods and slaves to?
Asia, Africa, and South America
Africa, South America, North America
West Africa, North America, and Europe
Name the geographic areas that each of the countries settled in the New World.
Spain - Asia, France - Africa, Portugal - Canada
Spain - Europe, France - Canada, Portugal - Spain
Spain - Caribbean and Florida, France - Eastern South America, Portugal - Canada
Name two tools that improved sailing.
The magnetic compass shows which direction is north, and the astrolabe which helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.
Maps to show the locations of countries, and latitude that tells the distance north or south from the equator.
Circumnavigation where you sail around the Earth, and ships newer ships with better navigational tools.
What was the Northwest Passage?
The Northwest Passage was a water route through North America that led to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Northwest Passage was a water route through North America that led to the Caribbean Sea.
The Northwest Passage was a water route through North America that led to the Pacific Ocean.
What did Amerigo Vespucci and Ferdinand Magellan accomplish with their expeditions?
Vespucci measured the circumference of the Earth and realized that South America was too far to be Asia. Magellan navigated the Earth and reached the Pacific Ocean.
Vespucci sailed from Europe to Asia around Africa. Magellan explored by land to Asia.
Magellan measured the circumference of the Earth and realized that South America was too far to be Asia. Vespucci navigated the Earth and reached the Pacific Ocean.
Why did colonists often build settlements near the sea or along rivers?
Colonists built their settlements near water for transportation, moving goods from place to place, food and water.
Colonists built their settlements near water to have a place to keep clean and wash their clothes.
Colonists built their settlements near water because they wanted cooler weather.
What changes occurred as a result of early explorations?
Slaves were brought to the Americas, goods were traded, and navigational tools were traded with natives.
Diseases were brought to the New World, waterways were discovered, and spices were shared
New trade routes were established, colonization of land, and resources were claimed.
Why did European traders begin to travel to Asia by sea?
They built better ships.
They wanted to try out the new navigational tools.
The Europeans needed to travel by sea because the Ottoman Turks had blocked the land route.
