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European History Significant People

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the printing press?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Martin Luther

2.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Martin Luther

3.

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Martin Luther

4.

Who started the reformation in Europe and also translated the Latin Bible into German?

a)

Johannes Gutenberg

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Martin Luther

5.

Who was the Portuguese explorer who established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, map making, and shipbuilding. He also sponsored voyages down the African coast?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Martin Luther

6.

Who was the first European explorer who sailed from Portugal to India?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Martin Luther

7.

Who was credited for discovering the New World and creating detailed maps of the Caribbean and Central America.

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Martin Luther

8.

Who Explored and claimed part of Canada for the British?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

9.

Who was the first explorer to completely sail around the world (although he died). He named the Pacific Ocean. Strait of Magellan (Southern tip of South America) is named after him.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

10.

Who sailed the St. Lawrence Seaway for France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

11.

Which explorers are from Spain?

a)

Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan,

b)

William Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Vasco de Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

John Cabot and Captain James Cook

12.

Which explorers are from England?

a)

Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan,

b)

William Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Vasco de Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

John Cabot and Captain James Cook

13.

Which explorers are from Portugal?

a)

Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan,

b)

William Shakespeare and Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Vasco de Gama and Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

John Cabot and Captain James Cook