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Magazine 7: Exploring the Americas

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Europeans start exploring?

a)

The Ottoman Empire cut off their access to land routes to China and India. Without a land route, they had to look to the sea.

b)

The Catholics cut off their access to the Silk road so they had to look to the sea.

c)

There were no land options to get to China and India. So explorers had to look to the sea.

d)

The Asian Empire cut off their access to trade with them. So they had to look for the Northwest passage.

2.

Whose records of the Silk Road became popular?

a)

Ferdinand Megellan

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ponce de Leon

3.

What was the Reconquista?

a)

A movement to make all of Spain Catholic. They did this by driving out the Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, Muslim rulers restricted trade routes with North Africa and Middle East.

b)

A movement to make all of Spain Catholic. They did this by driving out the Hindus from the Iberian Peninsula. Thus, it restricted trade routes with Asia.

c)

A movement to make all of Spain Muslim. They did this by driving out the Catholics from the Iberian peninsula. Thus, the rulers cut off trade routes with North Africa and the Middle East.

d)

A movement to make all of Spain Catholic in which Muslim people were converted to Catholicism. This led to them giving more access to trade routes in North Africa and Middle East.

4.

What is a printing press?

a)

It allowed stories to be shared across Europe through print. This led monarchs to sponsor more explorers.

b)

It allowed stories to be shared across Asia through print. This led to less trade routes to be available.

c)

It allowed stories to be shared amongst explorers. So they could find riches.

d)

It allowed stories to be shared amongst pirates. So they could get monarchs to sponsor them.

5.

What is an astrolabe?

a)

hand-held device helped tell explorers at sea where they were. It could tell them their latitude.

b)

hand-held device helped tell explorers at sea where they were. It could tell them their longitude.

c)

It was a time-keeping device that could tell explorers the time out on sea.

d)

It measured latitude and was more reliable than the sextant.

6.

What is a compass?

a)

tells the user where north is based off a needle that reacts to the magnetic pull of the Earth's poles.

b)

tells the user where south is based off a needle that reacts to the magnetic pull of the Earth's poles.

c)

tells the user where west is based off a needle that reacts to the magnetic pull of the Earth's poles.

d)

tells the user where north is based off a needle that reacts to the magnetic pull of Mars' poles.

7.

What is a lateen sail?

a)

a triangular sail that made ships faster and more maneuverable

b)

a triangular sail that made ships slower and more maneuverable

c)

a triangular sail that made ships stronger and faster

d)

a triangular sail that could tell the ship's longitude

8.

What is a sextant and octant?

a)

they measure latitude and are more reliable than an astrolabe

b)

they measure latitude and are less reliable than an astrolabe

c)

they measure longitude and are more reliable than an astrolabe

d)

they measure longitude and are less reliable than an compass

9.

What is a chronometer?

a)

a timekeeping tool (clock) that works at sea and the first tool to measure longitude

b)

a timekeeping tool (clock) that works at sea and the first tool to measure latitude

c)

a navigation device that works at sea and the first tool to measure latitude

d)

a timekeeping tool (clock) that works at sea and uses the Earth's magnetic pulls to declare where north is

10.

Who really discovered America?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Marco Polo

11.

What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?

a)

Circumnavigating (sailing around) the whole world

b)

Circumnavigating around the Pacific Ocean

c)

Circumnavigating around the Atlantic Ocean

d)

Circumnavigating all around Europe

12.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Protestants reforming (changing) the Catholic church.

b)

The Catholic church reforming the Protestants.

c)

The Catholic church reforming the Muslims.

d)

The European explorers reforming the Catholic Church

13.

What did the explorers want as a result of navigating to new areas?

a)

Adventure, fame, and wealth.

b)

Adventure, cool ships, and cattle.

c)

Horses, jewels, and colonies.

d)

The northwest passage, fame, and gemstones.

14.

What was the coveted sea route to China called?

a)

The Northwest Passage

b)

The Northeast Passage

c)

The North Passage

d)

The Southwest Passage

15.

What types of animals did the Europeans bring that were not native to North America?

a)

Cattle and horses

b)

Horses and buffalo

c)

Deer and buffalo

d)

Cattle and longhorns

16.

As a result of the conquistadors bringing diseases to which the Native Americans had no resistance against and thus they died. How many died?

a)

90%

b)

80%

c)

91%

d)

100%

17.

Why did a large portion of Native American population die out?

a)

Diseases to which they had no resistance against

b)

Cattle and horses brought the conquistadors

c)

Jealous rivals from other countries killed them

d)

Pirates stormed their tribes