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Early European Explorers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sailed for Spain and "Discovered" the New World for Europeans.

a)

De Gama

b)

Verrazzano

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

2.

Named Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth

a)

De Gama

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

3.

Explored Mexico and Conquered the Aztecs

a)

Cortes

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Verrazzanno

4.

Credited for being 1st European to land in North America and claimed land for England

a)

Cartier

b)

Ponce De Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

5.

Explored Peru and conquered the Incas

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

Hudson

c)

Pizarro

d)

Cartier

6.

English sailor searched for the Northwest Passage. A river and a bay are named for him.

a)

Hudson

b)

Cabot

c)

Cortes

d)

Columbus

7.

Explorer who named and claimed Canada for France

a)

Cabot

b)

Hudson

c)

Cartier

d)

Cortes

8.

His crew completed the circumnavigation of the globe

a)

Columbus

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Cortes

d)

Magellan

9.

Who created a school for navigation? He brought shipbuilders, mapmakers, and sailing instructors to education sailors.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Prince Henry the Navigator

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

10.

Circumnavigate means

a)

Sail or travel in circles

b)

Sail or travel across the earth

c)

sail or travel from one point to another point

d)

sail or travel all the way around something