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Chapter 2: Exploring The Americas

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the 1400's, European countries competed to find sea routes to where?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Canada

2.

What Country sponsored Columbus?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

England

3.

How did Spanish Conquistadors easily defeat native civilizations?

a)

They formed alliances with other countries in order to defeat them.

b)

The rulers of these civilizations were bribed and betrayed their people.

c)

They had guns, horses and diseases.

d)

They knew all their secrets from spying on them.

4.

Hernan Cortes claimed present day Florida for Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What is the name of religious communities in Spanish settlements?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Missions

c)

Peninsulars

d)

Plantations

6.

What three European countries began sending colonists to North America in the early 1600’s?

a)

Portugal, France and England

b)

France, The Netherlands and Italy

c)

France, England and The Netherlands

d)

England, Germany, Sweden

7.

What was the main goal for the majority of Spanish explorers in the Americas?

a)

To spread Christianity

b)

To find the Northwest Passage

c)

To find the Fountain of Youth

d)

To find fame and fortune

8.

This country was the first to find a sea route to Asia.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

France

9.

This group of people helped mapmakers to create better maps.

a)

authors

b)

shipbuilders

c)

mapmakers

d)

kings

10.

This religion began to spread in the Middle East and Africa in the early 600s.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

11.

This was the attempt by the Europeans to take back control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East.

a)

Crusades

b)

Renaissance

c)

Exploration

d)

Trade

12.

England, France, and the Netherlands were hoping to find a _________ passage to Asia.

a)

Northwest

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Southeast

13.

Which European country established fishing and fur trade in America.

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

14.
Exchange of goods and ideas between the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
a)
Classical
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Mosque
15.
Spanish explorers who received grants from the rulers of Spain.
a)
Pueblo
b)
Conquistador
c)
Encomienda
d)
Astrolabe
16.
What was one result of the Columbian Exchange
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African slave trade ended
c)
Diseases were spread to native populations
d)
Spain's empire in the New World declined
17.
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. 
18.

During the 1400's, European countries competed to find sea routes to where?

a)

Africa

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Canada

19.

What made it possible for sailors to travel safer and further than ever before?

a)

Advances in technology

b)

More detailed maps

c)

Improved ship design

d)

All of the above

20.
Early Europea explorers who came to the New World were looking for a northwest passage in order to.
a)
prove the world was round
b)
improve trade with Native American Indians
c)
explore the Great Lakes
d)
find a shorter route to Asia
21.
What was one result of the Columbian Exchange
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African slave trade ended
c)
Diseases were spread to native populations
d)
Spain's empire in the New World declined
22.

The Southern tip of Africa was renamed from the "Cape of Storms" to the "Cape of Good Hope" by Portugal's King John.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Queen Isabella hoped to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

By the time the period of European exploration began, most maps included the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Spices were valuable because they were used ______________.

a)

as medicine, food preservatives, and flavorings

b)

to help sailors navigate on the high seas

c)

to fund Columbus' voyage to the Americas

d)

as the basis of the Columbian Exchange

26.

The compass allowed sailors to _______________.

a)

measure the positions of the stars

b)

tell which direction was north

c)

discover the North Pole

d)

predict when cloudy weather would occur

27.

Columbus thought he had landed in the Indies, but he really landed _______________.

a)

in Spain

b)

in Portugal

c)

on a Caribbean island

d)

near the Pacific Ocean

28.

What happened to the Aztec and Inca Empires?

a)

Spanish explorers conquered them and shipped their gold back to Spain.

b)

They united against the Spanish and forced them to leave the Americas.

c)

They united with the British and French explorers to fight against Spanish conquistadors.

d)

The Aztec Empire conquered the Inca Empire.

29.

St. Augustine was ____________.

a)

a mission in southeastern Florida

b)

conquered by the French, under the command of Jean Ribault, during a hurricane in 1565

c)

the first permanent European settlement in what would become the United States

d)

he name of the first Spanish colony in the Americas

30.

The colony in North America set up by the Dutch and run by the Dutch West India Company was called _____________.

a)

Manhattan

b)

New York

c)

New Netherland

d)

New Colony

31.

A new form of Christianity in Europe was ______________.

a)

Protestantism

b)

Reformation

c)

Germanism

d)

Catholicism

32.

Hernan Cortez conquered the powerful ________empire.

a)

Asian

b)

Inca

c)

Inuit

d)

Aztec

33.

Who's army conquered the Inca Empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus'

b)

Juan Alvarez's

c)

Francisco Pizarro's

d)

Hernan Cortes'

34.

What three things did most conquistadors hope to accomplish?

a)

A route to Asia, sail around the world, create maps

b)

Acquire riches, claim land for Spain, convert Native Americans to Christianity

c)

Build monuments, farm crops, trade goods

d)

Set up markets, learn to speak English, start a family

35.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Export
a)
Selling things to another country for a porfit. 
b)
Giving things to another country for free. 
c)
Purchasing things from another country. 
d)
Getting things from another country. 
37.
Import
a)
Selling things to another country for a profit. 
b)
Purchasing items from another country
c)
Giving things to another country. 
d)
Getting things from another country
38.

How did the astrolabe help European explorers?

a)

It helped with many types of calculations.

b)

It helped them with sailing

c)

It allowed them to determine their longitude

d)

It allowed them to see the planets.

39.

What did European explorers want from their travels? Choose the three correct answers.

a)

horses

b)

adventure

c)

wealth

d)

technology

e)

fame

40.

How can Columbus be considered both an entrepreneur and an explorer?

a)

Columbus can be considered more than just an explorer because he set up his expedition like a business and hoped to make a profit.

b)

Columbus can be considered more than just an explorer because he also liked to eat.

c)

Columbus can be considered more than just an explorer because he also dressed nice.

d)

Columbus can be considered more than just an explorer because he also owned a store.

41.

Who was Mail's King in the 1320's

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Songhai

c)

Askiya Muhammad

d)

Google McDoogle

42.

What was an essential part of the economies of the Spanish colonies?

a)

Wompom

b)

Preists

c)

enslaved workers

d)

tobacco

43.

Which best describes reformation?

a)

type of government

b)

study of scientific ideas

c)

religious movement

d)

artistic rebirth

44.

What was Ponce de Leon searching for?

a)

food

b)

the fountain of youth

c)

the right girl

d)

the northwest passage

45.

Which French colony was founded on the St. Lawrence river, where estate owners brought in settlers in exchange for land?

a)

New France

b)

Montreal

c)

Marquette

d)

New Amsterdam

46.

Who was the first explorer to realize that South America was not part of Asia?

a)

Chris Columbus

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

47.

What was the largest killer of Native Americans?

a)

heat exposure

b)

disease

c)

starvation

d)

rap music

48.

What was the primary reason for all exploration during this time period?

a)

test technology

b)

rule the world

c)

trade routes to Asia

d)

search for UFO's

49.

Whose crew first circumnavigated the world?

a)

Columbus

b)

Balboa

c)

Drake

d)

Magellan

50.

After the fall of the Roman Empire which of the following dominated Western Europe

a)

New Roman Empire

b)

Dub Step

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Catholic Church

51.

Using scientific knowledge to solve real world problems.

a)

Technology

b)

Navigation

c)

Exploration

d)

Discovery

52.

Settlers in the new world who paid rent and worked for their lord for a set number of days per year in exchange for land.

a)

missionary

b)

explorer

c)

conquistador

d)

tenant farmer

53.

A form of Christianity that was in opposition to the Catholic Church.

a)

Catholicism

b)

Paganism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Reformation

54.

A town or center of trade in Spanish America are called_____

a)

Missions

b)

Pueblos

c)

Fort

d)

Presidio

55.

Native Americans died by the thousands because they had no _____________ to European diseases.

a)

viruses

b)

vaccinations

c)

knowledge

d)

immunity

56.

Magellan was the first European explorer to sail around, or _______________ the world.

a)

circumnavigate

b)

explore

c)

convert

d)

conquer

57.

Large farms that grew crops for export

a)

armada

b)

dairy farm

c)

presidio

d)

plantation

58.

A direct water route to Asia through the Americas

a)

circumnavigation

b)

northwest passage

c)

presidio

d)

southwest passage

59.

A religious movement that rejected some of the teachings of the Catholic Church and established new churches.

a)

Protestantism

b)

Anti-Catholicism

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Reformation

60.

a fleet of warships, a navy

a)

presidio

b)

armada

c)

astrolabe

d)

caravel

61.

A narrow water passage between larger bodies of water.

a)

gulf

b)

river

c)

strait

d)

passage

62.

Who is responsible for the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

John Cabot

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Louis Joliet

63.

How did the Renaissance influence the "Age of Exploration"?

a)

Too many people lived in Europe during the Renaissance, so they had to leave

b)

Innovations and technology of the time aided in sailing and navigation

c)

India and China became bad trading partners, so Europe looked elsewhere

d)

The word "Renaissance" means: to explore far away places

64.

What's the name of the Aztec Capital?

a)

Texcoco

b)

Chinapa

c)

Templo Mayor

d)

Tenochtitlan

65.

Which proves the Maya were successful mathematicians and astronomers?

a)

They built a pyramid

b)

They played a complicated ball game

c)

They created a 365 day calendar

d)

all of the above

66.

Which one of the following is NOT an example of Native American cultural regions adapting to or changing their environment?

a)

The Northern peoples near the Arctic Ocean farmed extensively.

b)

The Southwestern Peoples used irrigation to grow beans and squash.

c)

The Plains Peoples moved from place to place to hunt buffalo.

d)

The Eastern Peoples built longhouses out of trees and bark.

67.

How did the Crusades help spark the Europeans' need to explore the rest of the world?

a)

The European Crusaders brought back treasure like spices and silks that others wanted.

b)

People wanted to find vacation spots.

c)

Explorers already knew about North and South America

d)

No one went because they are above wanting gold and glory.

68.

The moderate ________________ made the Pacific Northwest a very pleasant place to live.

a)

climate

b)

contiguous

c)

subjugation

d)

elevation

69.

Why did the first missionaries come to the Americas?

a)

to start new Protestant churches

b)

to convert American Indians to the Catholic religion

c)

to get rich from gold, silver, and other resources

d)

to find a water route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

70.

Where was Prince Henry the Navigator from?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

71.

The Portuguese designed faster ships during the 1400s. There were called

a)

caravels

b)

longboats

c)

canoes

d)

astrolabes

72.

A _____ is a person who studies and makes maps.

a)

cartographer

b)

navigator

c)

geographer

d)

mathematician