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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
a time of great discovery; during the late 1400s and 1500s
The Middle Ages
The Age of Confusion
The Age of Discovery
The Golden Ages
scientists who find and study artifacts to learn about and explain history
archaeologists
artifacticians
mathematicians
magicians
a metal tool that uses the sun or other stars to give location north or south of the equator
compass
map
sundial
astrolabe
a tool that uses magnetic forces to point north, helped sailors navigate even in fog and darkness
astrolabe
compass
map
sun dial
more land = more natural resources = more money = more ____________
problems
people
power
pets
Why might explorers carry a bible with them to new lands?
to convert people to Christianity
they didn't
to deliver the bible to their priest
for the fun of it
What was money printed on during the Age of Exploration?
paper
money didn't exist
wood
gold and silver
What cash crop was originally used in ceremonies and as medicine that Europeans lated became addicted to?
corn
wheat
tobacco
indigo
Reasons why people wanted to leave Europe (bad things about Europe)
push factors
pull factors
Reasons why people wanted to go to the New World (good things about the Americas)
push factors
pull factors
lack of jobs
push factor
pull factor
no chance to own land
push factor
pull factor
overpopulation
push factor
pull factor
lack of freedoms
push factor
pull factor
job opportunities
push factor
pull factor
plenty of land available to own
push factor
pull factor
small population
push factor
pull factor
hope of freedom
push factor
pull factor
Why did Columbus sail to the New World?
to prove the Earth was round
to find the Statue of Liberty
to prove Asia could be reached by sailing west
to escape Queen Isabel
Where did Columbus land in 1492?
India
Asia
Africa
islands in the Caribbean
For which country were most of the explorers during the Age of Exploration sailing for?
England
Spain
Portugal
The Netherlands
John Cabot sailed for ___________.
England
Holland
Spain
America
Which explorer was searching for the "Fountain of Youth"?
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry the Navigator
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who claimed present-day Florida for Spain?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate (circle) the globe?
Robert de La Salle
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
Which present-day state did Hernan Cortes discover?
Michigan
Florida
New York
California
Who claimed the first lands in North America for France?
Robert de La Salle
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Hernan Cortes
Which statement about Francisco Vasquez de Coronado is NOT true?
He sailed for Spain in 1540.
He was searching for the Seven Cities of Gold
He named the Hudson Bay and the Hudson River.
He was disgraced because of his mistreatment of the Native people.
What is the Northwest Passage?
a faster route around Africa
the name of a train
a water route from Europe to Asia
an airline company
Which is NOT a reason that Robert de La Salle explored the New World?
to claim land
to find the Fountain of Youth
establish trading posts
find a sea route from France to the Mississippi River
the transfer of plants, animals, ideas, people, and diseases across the Atlantic Ocean between the Old and New Worlds
The Columbian Exchange
Amazon Prime
The Atlantic Exchange
FedEx
Who was America named after?
Captain America
George Washington
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Who was the first European to reach the New World?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Leif Erikson
Henry Hudson
Stories of Leif Erikson's voyages were shared far and wide.
True
False
Which is NOT a harmful effect of the Columbian Exchange?
New foods introduced to the Old and New Worlds
Atlantic Slave Trade established
Natives mistreated/enslaved/diseased
Native plants and animals changed/destroyed
Which is NOT a positive impact of the Columbian Exchange?
European economy was boosted
Cultural blend/migration
New foods introduced to the Old and New Worlds
Diseases were spread
Which is NOT a motivation for exploration?
spread Christianity
improve maps
land, wealth, power
to learn new languages
a faster route to Asia
