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Early European Explorers

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

2.

He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Pizarro

3.

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Pizarro

4.

He traveled through Florida to the west of North America

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Francisco Pizarro

5.

He explored the northeastern coast of North America

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Fransisco Pizarro

d)

Jacques Cartier

6.

He explored the St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Sir Francis Drake

7.

He and his ships were the first to sail around the world

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Hernan Cortes

8.

He rounded the south of Africa in 1488

a)

Bartholemeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Sir Francis Drake

d)

Ponce de Leon

9.
The ___ were the first Europeans to sail to the Americas.
a)
Vikings
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
Italians
10.
Columbus never believed he discovered a new land, but ___ was one of the first explorers to believe it was.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
c)
Enrique
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
11.
What instrument helped sailors tell how far north or south from the equator they had sailed?
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravel
d)
Siri
12.
Which navigation tool always points north?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Caravel
Caravel
c)
Compass
d)
Technology
13.
Which Spanish explorer wiped out the Aztec empire? 
a)
De Soto
b)
Columbus 
c)
Cortez
d)
Magellan 
14.

What river did Cartier navigate for the French?

a)

Hudson

b)

Albany

c)

Ohio

d)

St. Lawrence

15.

All of the following were Spanish explorers EXCEPT

a)

DeSoto

b)

Champlain

c)

Columbus

d)

Ponce de Leon

16.

Which French explorer is best known for exploring the land around the Mississippi river?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Robert LaSalle

c)

Ponce de Leon

17.

What important event is shown in this picture?

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

French fur trade

c)

The western water route to Asia

18.

Which explorer found the Mississippi River?

a)

Balboa

b)

Cartier

c)

Columbus

d)

de Soto