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Social Studies Practise

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Rudder

2.

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Frigate

d)

Compass

3.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
4.

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages to modern day Cuba. However, Vikings were there 1st.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Bartholomew Dias

d)

Francisco Pizarro

5.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

6.

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

a)

Francisco de Gama

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Francisco Pizarro

7.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
8.
What is an astrolabe? 
a)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
b)
A small, fast ship. 
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
d)
None of the above. 
9.
What is a caravel?
a)
A small, fast ship. 
b)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
c)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
d)
All of the above. 
10.
What was a magnetic compass? 
a)
A small, fast ship. 
b)
A tool that shows which direction is North. 
c)
A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
d)
None of the above. 
11.
What invention was used to find latitude?
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe 
c)
Maps
d)
Triangular Sails
12.
He was born in Italy and sponsored by Spain. He landed in the Bahamas and thought he was in Asia.
a)
Columbus
b)
Balboa
c)
Cabot
d)
Hudson
13.
first to circumnavigate globe 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Vasco da Gama 
c)
Jacques Cartier 
d)
Ferdinand Magellen 
14.
Conquered Incan Empire and established Lima Peru 
a)
Prince Henry 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
c)
SIr Francis Drake 
d)
Francisco Pizarro 
15.
A person who sells and trades
a)
Indigenous
b)
Apprentice
c)
Maize
d)
Merchant
16.
A long journey involving travel by sea
a)
Voyage
b)
Vacation
c)
Trip
d)
Cruise
17.
What was the capital of the Aztec empire?
a)
Nahuatl
b)
Mexico City
c)
Montezuma
d)
Tenochtitlan
18.
What did Montezuma do to Cortes and his men as they approached Tenochtitlan?
a)
killed them all
b)
welcomed them
c)
captured them for human sacrifice
d)
took the Spanish troops as hostages
19.
What did Cortes do to Montezuma after the two meet?
a)
killed him
b)
took him hostage
c)
invited him to visit Cuba
d)
offered a sacrifice to the Aztec gods
20.
Who was ruler of the Aztec when Cortes arrived in Mexico?
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizarro
c)
Atahualpa
d)
Montezuma
21.
Where was the capital of the Inca Empire?
a)
Cusco
b)
Bolivia
c)
Cajamarca
d)
 Machu Picchu
22.
Which modern country includes land that was part of the Inca Empire?
a)
Peru
b)
Brazil
c)
Panama
d)
Venezuela
23.
Who was Atahaulpa?
a)
The last Inca king
b)
A football player
c)
A historian that studied the Aztecs
d)
An Aztec son god
24.

When did Cortes explore?

a)

1400's

b)

1500's

c)

1600's

d)

2000's

25.

What did Moctezuma think that these strangers were?

a)

gods

b)

eskimos

c)

travelers

d)

indians

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