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WorksheetsEuropean Exploration
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Created a school for exploration, sailing and map reading
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Colombus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
2.
Portugal won the race to Asia when this sailor reached the Indian port of Calicut.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Colombus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
3.
This Norwegian Viking was first to reach in North America.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Colombus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
4.
In the early 1400's this country became a leader in world exploration (next to Spain)
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
Germany
d)
Italy
5.
In 1488 Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias was first to do what?
a)
Sail around Cape of Good Hope
b)
Reach India
c)
Find the Fountain of Youth
d)
Reach Hawaii
6.
The Cape of Good Hope is the most southern tip of which continent?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
India
7.
To sail completely around the world
a)
Navigate
b)
Compass
c)
Direction
d)
Circumnavigate
8.
Ferdinand and Isabella paid for his voyage to the "new world"
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco de Gama
9.
Ferdinand Magellan and his crew are credited with being first to ___________.
a)
Circumnavigate
b)
Find trade route to Asia
c)
Explore California
d)
Discover Australia
10.
After the vikings left
North America, no explorer returned for how many years?
North America, no explorer returned for how many years?
a)
400 years
b)
1,000 years
c)
100 years
d)
5,000 years
11.
Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France.
a)
country
b)
city
c)
continent
d)
state
12.
Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures.
a)
Asia
b)
America
c)
Antartica
d)
Australia
13.
Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia.
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
14.
America was first known as the ______________ to Europeans.
a)
United States
b)
New World
c)
Atlanta
d)
Canada
15.
To get from Europe to America by traveling west, explorers had to cross the ______________ Ocean.
a)
Indian
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Artic
16.
What was the name of the trade route that Columbus established from America to Europe?
a)
the Silk Road
b)
the St. Lawrence Shuttle
c)
the Columbian Exchange
d)
the Polo Express
17.
This man traveled completely around the world.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Bartholomew Dias
c)
Ferdinand Megallen
d)
Vasco de Gama
18.
What is the Spanish word for conqueror?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
19.
What word means small community of people living in a new place?
a)
technology
b)
conquistador
c)
settlement
d)
circumnavigate
20.
I was looking for the Fountain of Youth in 1593. I never found it, but did discover present day Florida for Spain.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
John Cabot
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
21.
What was the exchange of goods from Europe to the Americas?
a)
Colombian Exchange
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Livestock Exchange
d)
Cuban Exchange
22.
What was responsible for the death of so many Native Americans?
a)
Advanced Weaponry
b)
Tribal Warfare
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Disease
23.
Which European countries were competing to control spice trade?
a)
United States, France, and England
b)
Spain, France, and England
c)
Mexico, England, and France
d)
Mexico, United States, and Canada
24.
The process of creating new settlements or places is called -
a)
Expedition
b)
Exploration
c)
Colonization
d)
Immigration
25.
Which of the following was a social reason to explore North America?
a)
Look for gold and riches
b)
Control the spice trade
c)
Expand the empire
d)
Spread the Christian religion
26.
Which area was explored and colonized by Spain?
a)
Yellow area
b)
Pink area
c)
Orange area
d)
Gray area
27.
Based on the map, which European country explored and colonized Texas?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Mexico
28.
A device used in early navigation to chart the position of stars
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Caravels
d)
Magnets
29.
The most common reasons to explore the New World were
a)
Food, Fun, and Fame
b)
Gold, God, and Glory
c)
Religon, Routes, Rulers
30.
Which instrument was used to tell wind direction, a ship's course, and time of day by using a magnetic needle?
a)
Astrolabe
b)
Compass
c)
Caravel
d)
Sun Dial
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