WorksheetsExploration
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
first to circumnavigate globe
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
Ferdinand Magellen
2.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Sir Francis Drake
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Henry the Navigator
3.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
SIr Francis Drake
d)
Francisco Pizarro
4.
First to sail directly from Europe to India
a)
Bartolomeu Dias
b)
Vasco Da Gama
c)
Hernan Cortez
d)
Christopher Columbus
5.
First to sail around the southern tip of Africa
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Prince Henry the Naviagtor
c)
Sir Francis Drake
d)
Bartolomeu Dias
6.
A patron of explorers;established navigation school
a)
Hernan Cortez
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Vasco da Gama
7.
tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
caravel
d)
telescope
8.
used to determine latitude using the position of stars
a)
compass
b)
caravel
c)
Astrolabe
d)
telescope
9.
Used to see far away
a)
Compass
b)
telescope
c)
caravel
d)
astrolabe
10.
Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances
a)
telescope
b)
Compass
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Caravel
11.
Time period during which Europeans explored the world starting in 1400's
a)
Renaissance
b)
Reformation
c)
Middle Ages
d)
Age of Exploration
12.
Settled in a new territory or land while the mother country maintains control
a)
Colony
b)
exploration
c)
Mercantilism
d)
economy
13.
Explorer credited with the discovery of the New World
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Christoper Columbus
c)
Bartolomeu Dias
d)
Sir Francis Drake
14.
Why didn't people travel during the Middle Ages?
a)
It wasn't safe to travel.
b)
Europeans didn't know what existed outside their lands.
c)
Little learning prevented people's curiosity of finding new ways of doing things.
d)
All of these options
15.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
16.
How did the printing press impact exploration?
a)
It allowed people to travel against the wind.
b)
It allowed people to take pictures of the journeys they had traveled
c)
It made books more expensive
d)
The printing press allowed more people to learn to read and want to explore.
17.
What can be defined as a place or someone that produces everything they need?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
self-sufficient
d)
interdependent
18.
Which of these groups treated Native Americans harshly?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
Vikings
19.
During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
20.
What became more accurate as more explorers visited new places?
a)
oars
b)
astrolabe
c)
rudders
d)
maps
21.
What is Columbus known for?
a)
finding a sea route to Asia
b)
sailing around the world
c)
accidentally discovering the Americas
d)
discovering Brazil
22.
The exchange of new goods, resources and ideas between east and west is called...
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Triangle trade
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
The Exploration Revolution
23.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
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