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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first explorer to land in America?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Leif Eriksson

c)

John Cabot

d)

Marco Polo

2.

Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured

a)

Rome

b)

Roanoke

c)

Constantinople

d)

Damascus

3.

While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?

a)

They saw natives

b)

They didn't think Columbus had a good plan

c)

They were fighting over gold

d)

They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first

4.

Who was John Cabot compared to?

a)

Leif Eriksson

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

5.

What explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?

a)

La Salle

b)

De Soto

c)

Polo

d)

Magellan

6.

Hernan Cortes is best-known for

a)

building a fur industry

b)

conquering the Inca Empire

c)

finding the Mississippi River

d)

conquering the Aztec Empire

7.

What motivated Hernando De Soto to explore?

a)

fur

b)

gold

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

spices

8.

Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?

a)

to find sea monsters

b)

to find gold

c)

to find fur-trading routes

d)

to find the Bahamas

9.

What was an obstacle LaSalle had to overcome?

a)

His ship with furs was stolen

b)

sea monsters

c)

He couldn't sail on frozen waters

d)

A fight with Henry Hudson

10.

Which explorer sailed for both England and the Dutch?

a)

DeSoto

b)

Magellan

c)

Hudson

d)

LaSalle

11.

In what year did Leif Eriksson set sail?

a)

1492

b)

1516

c)

1000

d)

1703

12.

In what year did Columbus reach the New World?

a)

1492

b)

1539

c)

1608

d)

1448

13.

Which explorer conquered the Inca Empire?

a)

Balboa

b)

Pizarro

c)

Cabot

d)

Columbus

14.

Who discovered the St. Lawrence River and gave Canada its name?

a)

Cartier

b)

Columbus

c)

Eriksson

d)

Magella

15.

Who created the first accurate map of the St. Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec?

a)

DeSoto

b)

Cabot

c)

De Champlain

d)

La Salle

16.

The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present-day

a)

Iceland

b)

United States

c)

Greenland

d)

Canada

17.

Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to the unknown lands?

a)

They didn't have maps.

b)

They thought there were sea monsters.

c)

Their ships were slow.

d)

All of the Above.

18.

Who landed in Americas in 1492 but thought he was in the Indies?

a)

Leif Eriksson

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

19.

Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted

a)

clocks, mirrors, and beads

b)

wood, sea shells, and silver

c)

silk, spices, and gold

d)

vegetables, spices, and fruit

20.

How did this capture encourage exploration?

a)

They didn't care to explore the unknown.

b)

Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.

c)

It open up the trade routes.

d)

They realized they didn't need maps.

21.

What ocean did Magellan name?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

22.

After his travels, how did Vespucci encourage more exploration?

a)

He recruited and trained other navigators.

b)

He funded ships to explore the unknown

c)

He became King of Portugal.

d)

He wasn't able to encourage others because he died on his voyage.

23.

Where did Columbus first land?

a)

Bahamas

b)

South Carolina

c)

Greenland

d)

Spain

24.

Who found present day Rio de Janeiro?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Leif Eriksson

d)

Christopher Columbus

25.

Why did John Cabot want to explore?

a)

to find Natives

b)

to find America

c)

to find oceans

d)

to find the Northwest Passage

26.

In what year did Vespucci sail?

a)

1453

b)

1300

c)

1497

d)

1591

27.

In what year did Hudson sail?

a)

1607

b)

1519

c)

1497

d)

1500

28.

Why was the King impressed when LaSalle claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River?

a)

The water was beautiful.

b)

They could fit many ships on it.

c)

It did not freeze and was good for fur-trading routes.

d)

They could sail on it anytime they wanted.

29.

In what year did DeSoto sail?

a)

1497

b)

1604

c)

1539

d)

1796

30.

In what year did Cabot sail?

a)

1000

b)

1503

c)

1497

d)

1688

31.

What did Magellan's voyage prove?

a)

That it only takes 10 days to sail around the world.

b)

That Asia was much farther away than Columbus thought.

c)

That there are sea monsters.

d)

That traveling east is the only way to get to Asia.

32.

Which explorer explored the American southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon?

a)

Coronado

b)

Cortes

c)

Hudson

d)

De Champlain

33.

In what year did Magellan sail?

a)

1519

b)

1638

c)

1483

d)

1677

34.

Why were DeSoto's men wanting to desert him?

a)

native attacks

b)

he was too stern

c)

their ship sunk

d)

no food

35.

What was one of Hudson's accomplishments?

a)

He found gold.

b)

He landed in Asia.

c)

He found whales, which led to a major whaling business.

d)

He lived with the natives.

36.

In what year did LaSalle sail?

a)

1607

b)

1000

c)

1492

d)

1667

37.

What did DeSoto accomplish?

a)

He gathered information about the land.

b)

He discovered the Mississippi River

c)

He claimed land in the southeastern U.S.

d)

All of the above.

38.

Vasco Balboa is best known for

a)

discovering the Northwest Passage.

b)

finding the Fountain of Youth

c)

discovering a land route across Panama to the Pacific Ocean.

d)

claiming land by force.

39.

This explorer discovered and claimed valuable lands like Puerto Rico and Florida for Spain.

a)

Balboa

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Vespucci