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Worksheets7C History - Exploring the Explorers
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
The Vikings were from:
Present day Russia
Present day North Germany
Present day Normandy, France
Present day Denmark, Norway, Sweden
The Vikings spoke
Viking
Vikingese
Old Norse
Old Swedish
The Viking Age ended at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in
1056 A.D.
1066 A.D.
1066 B.C.
1266 A.D.
The Vikings gave Russia its name, the word Russ meant:
People who dance
People who fight
People who row
People who fish
Hernan Cortes was from
Italy
Portugal
England
Spain
Cortés present legacy: "he is seen as a villain and a devil because of his greed and cold blooded destruction of Aztec civilization."
True
False
Maybe
Can't say
Cortés is best known for
Finding a new route to the Americas
A new route to Asia
Conquering Mexico
Conquering North America
Sir Francis Drake first went to sea at
14
16
18
21
Drake is best known for
First European to circumnavigate the globe
Found a new route to the Indies via Cape Horn
Discovered Australia
First Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Sir Francis Drake was a slave trader.
True
False
Can't say.
What happened to Amelia Earhart?
disappeared while flying to India.
disappeared on her last voyage - circumnavigating the globe.
disappeared while flying across the Atlantic.
disappeared flying from the East Coast to the West Coast of the USA.
Before disappearing Earhart sent a message to a coast guard ship telling:
She was hungry and needed food
She was low on fuel
She was flying to Guam and to inform her relatives.
The plane's radio had stopped working.
