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Exploration Unit

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

What were the reasons for European exploration?

a)

To find gold and more land

b)

To spread Christianity

c)

To find more resources

d)

To find a faster route to China and India

e)

All of the above

2.

Which one of these is an economic motivating force?

a)

gold

b)

ships

c)

christianity

d)

building an empire

3.

Which one of these is a religious motivating force?

a)

gold

b)

ships

c)

christianity

d)

building an empire

4.

Which one of these is a competition motivating force?

a)

gold

b)

ships

c)

christianity

d)

building an empire

5.

Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

Poor maps

b)

Spread christianity

c)

improved navigational

d)

gold

6.

Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

good maps

b)

disease and starvation

c)

improved navigational

d)

gold

7.

Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

good maps

b)

disease and starvation

c)

improved navigational

d)

gold

8.

Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

good maps

b)

good health

c)

Lack of adequate supplies

d)

gold

9.

Which one of these is an obstacle explorers faced?

a)

good maps

b)

good health

c)

good supplies

d)

fear of the unknown

10.

Which one of these is an accomplishment of exploration?

a)

exchange of goods and ideas

b)

disease and starvation

c)

good supplies

d)

fear of the unknown

11.

Which one of these is an accomplishment of exploration?

a)

No supplies

b)

disease and starvation

c)

Claimed territories

d)

fear of the unknown

12.

Which one of these is an accomplishment of exploration?

a)

improved navigational tools and ships

b)

disease and starvation

c)

No new territories

d)

fear of the unknown

13.

Who are the "Big Three" European nations colonizing the Americas?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Greece

14.

Which conquistador was the first to explore the Texas Panhandle and his men were the first to see the Grand Canyon?

a)

Coronado

b)

Pineda

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

La Salle

15.

Which explorer sailed under the French flag?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Cabeza de Vaca

d)

Columbus

16.

Who explored the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico to establish a French colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

La Salle

b)

Coronado

c)

Pineda

d)

Columbus

17.

Which of the following was NOT a famous Kingdom of Africa?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Nigeria

18.

What religion were Europeans trying to spread?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

19.

LaSalle and Champlain came from the country of ____.

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

20.

John Cabot was from ______.

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Portugal

21.

When two groups work together positively they are ______.

a)

having a conflict

b)

cooperating

c)

sharing

d)

trading

22.

France became friends with the Native Americans and traded _____.

a)

fur

b)

cows

c)

corn

d)

gold and silver

23.

The country of ____ explored and traded with West Africa.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

24.

Coronado explored the Southwest United States. Which River was located there?

a)

Columbia

b)

Colorado

c)

Mississippi

d)

James

25.

This ocean was known as the "highway for explorers" --

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

26.

Quebec is a french speaking city in what is now Canada. Who founded it?

a)

Champlain

b)

LaSalle

c)

Cabot

d)

Coronado

27.

English explorers were taught how to ____ by the Native Americans.

a)

Farm

b)

Read

c)

Find Gold

d)

Mine salt

28.

Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to exploration?

a)

Disease and starvation

b)

Fear of the unknown

c)

Lack of supplies

d)

Improved maps

29.

Competition for larger empires and the belief in the superiority of their own culture are examples of...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

30.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Land Ownership

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

31.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Cultural Differences

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

32.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Trade

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

33.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Difference of Languages

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

34.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Difference of Languages

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

35.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Competition for Trade

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

36.

Area of Cooperation/Conflict:

Disease

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

37.

Pick the area of Cooperation

a)

Competition for Trade

b)

Trade

c)

Disease

d)

Difference in Culture

38.

Pick the area of Cooperation

a)

Difference in Language

b)

Land Ownership

c)

Crops

d)

Difference in Culture

39.

Pick the area of Conflict

a)

Trade

b)

Land Ownership

c)

Crops

40.

Pick the area of Conflict

a)

Difference in Cultures

b)

Crops

c)

Technology (Metal Weapons and Farm Tools)

41.

Pick the area of Conflict

a)

Trade

b)

Difference in Language

c)

Technology (Metal Weapons and Farm Tools)

42.

Pick the area of Conflict

a)

Trade

b)

Disease

c)

Crops

43.

Pick the area of Conflict

a)

Trade

b)

Competition for Trade

c)

Crops

44.

How did England interact with the Native Americans?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Established Settlements

b)

Learned Farming Techniques

c)

Traded with Native Americans

d)

Taught Natives farming techniques

45.

How did France interact with the Native Americans?

a)

Established Trading Posts

b)

Brought Diseases

c)

Conquered and Enslaved the Native Americans

d)

Spread Christianity

46.

How did Spain interact with the Native Americans?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Brought Christianity

b)

Brought Diseases

c)

Conquered and Enslaved the Native Americans

d)

Established trading posts

47.

Which group established settlements and claimed ownership of the land?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

48.

What items did Europeans bring to exchange for West African gold?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

a)

Metal

b)

Cloth

c)

Manufactured Goods

d)

Spices

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