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WorksheetsExplorers - Age of Encounter - Google Earth Quizizz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
In your opinion, who was the most interesting explorer to learn about?
Francis Drake
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
What did most of the European explorers want to do?
to sail or find a western route to Asia
to become extremely rich and famous
to go where no man has gone before
to marry a queen and retire really, really early to enjoy life on a private island
Which explorer launched centuries of European domination & expansion of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Francis Drake
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
Which explorer set the stage of England's domination of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
Francis Drake
John Cabot
Vasco de Gama
Check all correct answers: What did John Cabot do?
found the Large Banks - one of the most abundant fisheries on Earth
responsible for the first French claims in the New World
responsible for the first English claims in the New World
found the Grand Banks - one of the most abundant fisheries on Earth
Where was Ferdinand Magellan born?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
Who did Ferdinand Magellan sail for?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
Francis Drake used his ______ _______ to serve Queen Elizabeth I of England.
(a)
Amerigo Vespucci explored the (a) River and South America
Which explorer realized, after deeper investigation of the native people and wildlife, that North & South America were not Asia?
Amerigo Vespucci
Francis Drake
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
North and South America were named after which explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
Francis Drake
John Cabot
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Game was the first person to sail from (a) to India.
Check all correct answers: What did Vasco de Gama do?
was the first person to sale from Europe to India
his voyages opened the door to German colonialism in Africa & Asia
was the first person to sale from Europe to North America
his voyages opened the door to Portugese colonialism in Africa & Asia
Check all correct answers: What did Francis Drake do?
claimed San Francisco for England
was the first person to circumnavigate the Earth
captured more than 14 million dollars in gold, jewels, & silver from Spain
used his piracy skills to help England defeat Spain
Who was the second person to circumnavigate the Earth?
Francic Drake
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
John Cabot
Where was Francis Drake born?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
Who did Francis Drake sail for?
Italy
England
Portugal
Spain
What was the name of the first Spanish colony of the "New World"?
La Navidad
La Colonia
La Columbiana
La Navalonia
During the Age of Exploration, would you have liked to be a member of one of the indigenous populations that were "discovered" by the European explorers? Why or why not?
