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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who was the first explorer to land in America?
Christopher Columbus
Leif Eriksson
John Cabot
Marco Polo
Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured
Rome
Roanoke
Constantinople
Damascus
While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?
They saw natives
They didn't think Columbus had a good plan
They were fighting over gold
They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first
Who was John Cabot compared to?
Leif Eriksson
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
What explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?
La Salle
De Soto
Polo
Magellan
Hernan Cortes is best-known for
building a fur industry
conquering the Inca Empire
finding the Mississippi River
conquering the Aztec Empire
What motivated Hernando De Soto to explore?
fur
gold
Northwest Passage
spices
Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?
to find sea monsters
to find gold
to find fur-trading routes
to find the Bahamas
What was an obstacle LaSalle had to overcome?
His ship with furs was stolen
sea monsters
He couldn't sail on frozen waters
A fight with Henry Hudson
Which explorer sailed for both England and the Dutch?
DeSoto
Magellan
Hudson
LaSalle
In what year did Leif Eriksson set sail?
1492
1516
1000
1703
In what year did Columbus reach the New World?
1492
1539
1608
1448
Which explorer conquered the Inca Empire?
Balboa
Pizarro
Cabot
Columbus
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River and gave Canada its name?
Cartier
Columbus
Eriksson
Magella
Who created the first accurate map of the St. Lawrence River and founded the city of Quebec?
DeSoto
Cabot
De Champlain
La Salle
The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present-day
Iceland
United States
Greenland
Canada
Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to the unknown lands?
They didn't have maps.
They thought there were sea monsters.
Their ships were slow.
All of the Above.
Who landed in Americas in 1492 but thought he was in the Indies?
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted
clocks, mirrors, and beads
wood, sea shells, and silver
silk, spices, and gold
vegetables, spices, and fruit
How did this capture encourage exploration?
They didn't care to explore the unknown.
Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.
It open up the trade routes.
They realized they didn't need maps.
What ocean did Magellan name?
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
After his travels, how did Vespucci encourage more exploration?
He recruited and trained other navigators.
He funded ships to explore the unknown
He became King of Portugal.
He wasn't able to encourage others because he died on his voyage.
Where did Columbus first land?
Bahamas
South Carolina
Greenland
Spain
Who found present day Rio de Janeiro?
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Leif Eriksson
Christopher Columbus
Why did John Cabot want to explore?
to find Natives
to find America
to find oceans
to find the Northwest Passage
In what year did Vespucci sail?
1453
1300
1497
1591
In what year did Hudson sail?
1607
1519
1497
1500
Why was the King impressed when LaSalle claimed the mouth of the Mississippi River?
The water was beautiful.
They could fit many ships on it.
It did not freeze and was good for fur-trading routes.
They could sail on it anytime they wanted.
In what year did DeSoto sail?
1497
1604
1539
1796
In what year did Cabot sail?
1000
1503
1497
1688
What did Magellan's voyage prove?
That it only takes 10 days to sail around the world.
That Asia was much farther away than Columbus thought.
That there are sea monsters.
That traveling east is the only way to get to Asia.
Which explorer explored the American southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado
Cortes
Hudson
De Champlain
In what year did Magellan sail?
1519
1638
1483
1677
Why were DeSoto's men wanting to desert him?
native attacks
he was too stern
their ship sunk
no food
What was one of Hudson's accomplishments?
He found gold.
He landed in Asia.
He found whales, which led to a major whaling business.
He lived with the natives.
In what year did LaSalle sail?
1607
1000
1492
1667
What did DeSoto accomplish?
He gathered information about the land.
He discovered the Mississippi River
He claimed land in the southeastern U.S.
All of the above.
Vasco Balboa is best known for
discovering the Northwest Passage.
finding the Fountain of Youth
discovering a land route across Panama to the Pacific Ocean.
claiming land by force.
This explorer discovered and claimed valuable lands like Puerto Rico and Florida for Spain.
Balboa
Ponce De Leon
Columbus
Vespucci
