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Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was born in Italy and his travel was sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Bartholomew Dias

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Prince Henry

e)

Marco Polo

2.

I was the first person to finally realize that Columbus was NOT in Asia, but they had been in a new land and then the place was named after me

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

3.

I wrote a book about the riches that I found in China.

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernando Cortes

4.
What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?
a)
the Dutch
b)
the English
c)
the Spanish
d)
the Vikings
5.
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
a)
Florida
b)
Canada
c)
the Bahamas
d)
Hudson Bay
6.

How long was the silk road

a)

1234miles

b)

1000miles

c)

4000miles

d)

7000miles

7.

Why did Europeans wanted to find new land and sea routes to trade

a)

Because the Silk Road reopened

b)

Because it is dangerous to travel through Silk Road

c)

Because ottoman Turks captured Constantinople and closed the Silk Road to the rest of the world

8.

Who captured Constantinople

a)

Augustus Caeser

b)

Mehmet 2

c)

Osman

d)

Constantine

9.
a)

Spain

b)

Brazil

c)

South Africa

d)

France

10.
a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Mexico

d)

India

11.
a)

North Korea

b)

China

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

12.

_______________ renamed New Amsterdam as New York

a)

Great Britain

b)

Australia

c)

Holland

d)

Spain

13.

I am from Suriname and I speak ___________________

a)

Spanish

b)

Dutch

c)

English

d)

French

14.

Which European colonialialist colonized India for more than 200 years

a)

Great Britain

b)

Holland

c)

Spain

d)

france

15.

Who was the first European explorer to China

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Balboa

c)

Marco polo

d)

Christopher Columbus

16.

which 2 countries colonized more than 95%of Africa

a)

Holland and Britain

b)

Britain and France

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Spain and France

17.

Renaissance began in _____________

a)

Spain

b)

Northern Italy

c)

Southern Italy

d)

France

18.

Which emperor was ruling the Ottoman Empire at its peak

a)

Osman

b)

Mehmet2

c)

Suleiman the magnificent

d)

Eric thorvaldsson

19.

When did the ottoman Turks capture Constantinople

a)

1432

b)

1454

c)

1432

d)

1453

20.

Who invented the telescope

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Johaness Gutenberg

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

William Shakespeare

21.

What was the previous name of Sri Lanka

a)

Macau

b)

Ceylon

c)

Hong Kong

d)

Congo

22.

Which country's flag is this?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

Hungary

d)

Bulgaria

23.

Europeans were keen to reach Asia because they wanted___________

a)

Silk,tea,spices

b)

Wood,honey,fruits

c)

Lemon,tea,jute

24.

I am from Mexico and I speak ______________

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

25.

Which European explorer discovered gold in Senegal

a)

Vasco Da Gama

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Marco Polo

26.

Constantinople was an ancient trading Centre located in __________________

a)

Rome

b)

Byzantium

c)

Turkey

d)

Italy

27.

Which was the first European ship carrying immigrants from England to America

a)

Maydeck

b)

Mayflees

c)

Mayflower

d)

Titanic

28.

What do the stars in the USA flag represent

a)

colonies

b)

USA’s commonwealth

c)

Sun

d)

States

29.

Which country exited the European Union on 31 January 2020

a)

Usa

b)

UK

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

30.

The smallest country in Europe is ______________

a)

Vatican city

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

Rome

31.

Western Roman Empire collapsed and ____________ began in Europe

a)

Renaissance

b)

Roman empire

c)

The dark ages

d)

Ottoman turks

32.

Renaissance period

a)

10-12 century

b)

14-16 century

c)

14-17 century

d)

14-18 century

33.

Who invented the printing press

a)

James Guttenbug

b)

Johannes paul

c)

Johannes Guttenburg

d)

William Shakespeare

34.

Exporting goods means __________

a)

Buying goods

b)

Selling goods

c)

Making goods

35.

Medieval period is also known as ________________

a)

Dark ages, middle ages

b)

Turkey, Constantinople

c)

Ancient, modern period

36.

Which were the continents known to mankind before the discovery of America

a)

Europe,Asia,N.America

b)

Africa,S.America,Antartica

c)

Europe,Asia,Africa

d)

N.America,Oceania,Africa

37.

In which country is The Cape of Good Hope located

a)

S.America

b)

N.America

c)

S.Africa

d)

Europe

38.

Which is this continent

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

America

39.

Which is the blue shaded part of the Roman Empire

a)

Byzantium Empire

b)

Western Empire

c)

ottoman Empire

d)

Aztec empire

40.

What is the present name of Constantinople

a)

Istanbul

b)

Islamabad

c)

Rome

d)

Indonesia

41.

Chinese traders had to cross _________,_____________and___________ to reach Turkey

a)

Afghanistan,Italy,rome

b)

Portugal,turkey,spain

c)

Afghanistan,Iran,Syria

d)

Afghanistan,Iraq,Syria

42.

What impact did the expedition of Vasco Da Gama have on India

a)

Colonization

b)

Slavery

c)

Import

d)

Deforestation

43.

By the treaty of tordessillas, who got the right to explore most of the South and Central America

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

44.

Part of Constantinople was in ___________and the other part in___________

a)

East,west

b)

Europe,Asia

c)

North,south

d)

Africa,asia

45.

Augustus Caesar transformed Rome from “a city of stone and clay” to “a city of _________________

a)

Silk

b)

Marble

c)

Beauty

d)

Trade

46.

Which country introduced the democracy

a)

Egypt

b)

Turkey

c)

Greece

d)

France

47.

Which language was adopted as the common language to globalize the Roman empire

a)

Greek

b)

Latin

c)

Spanish

d)

French

48.

Rome was named after him.Who was he?

a)

Mehmet 2

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Remus

d)

Romulus

49.

Identity the flag

a)

UN

b)

Commonwealth of people

c)

Commonwealth of nations

d)

Republic nations

50.

Which ocean would have Vasco Da Gama crossed during his voyage from Malindi to Calicut

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Southern ocean

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