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Explorers

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One obstacle for explorers was?

a)

fear of the unknown

b)

no gas stations

c)

Gold, God, Glory

d)

learning farming from the Native Americans.

2.
What statement best describes how the Spanish interacted with Native Americans?
a)
They traded with them.
b)
They conquered and enslaved them
c)
They learned farming from them
d)
They made settlements and traded with them
3.
I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.
a)
Columbus
b)
Prince Henry
c)
Polo
d)
Magellan
4.

I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

a)

Cabot

b)

de Leon

c)

Columbus

d)

Cortes

5.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

a)

To serarch for gold and riches

b)

To make friends with the Native Americans

c)

To spread their religion

d)

The explorers want to become famous.

6.
Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?
a)
England
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Spain
7.
What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?
a)
To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
b)
To claim land in Canada
c)
To explore the Hudson Bay
d)
None of the above
8.
Which of the folowing is an obstacle faced by the early explorers?
a)
bad weather
b)
no maps
c)
ran out of supplies
d)
all of the above
9.
Who is Christopher Columbus? 
a)
Explorer who found the Indies.
b)
Explorer who found the Americas.
c)
Explorer who sailed to Asia. 
d)
Explorer who sailed to the Indies. 
10.

Who was the first person to sail around the world?

a)

Columbus

b)

de Soto

c)

Vespucci

d)

Magellan

11.
Identify the explorer. Died before his expedition was complete.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
12.
Identify the explorer. He was searching for a new and faster route to the Spice Islands. He sailed west because Portugal controlled the eastern route around Africa.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
13.
Many explorers searched for the ___ Passage in order to find an easier way to reach Asia.
a)
Northwest
b)
Southwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Northeast
14.
Identify the explorer. Known as the first person to travel completely around the world.
a)
Eriksson
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
De Soto
15.

I started a school for navigators and people who wanted to go out exploring.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

16.

I am a conquistador that conquered the Aztec empire and built Mexico City.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Francisco Coronado

17.
An Astrolabe is used to
a)
look at the stars, moon, and solar system
b)
keep accurate time of the voyage
c)
used to calculate the position of the stars, moon, and sun 
d)
used to determine the latitude of the sun, moon, and stars
18.
The definition of a Conquistador is 
a)
a person who conquers their fear of exploring
b)
a Spanish explorer
c)
a map maker
d)
an Italian explorer
19.
What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?
a)
economic gain through land and goods (gold)
b)
escape from religious persecution (God)
c)
competition with other countries (glory)
d)
all of the above
20.
The exchange of plants, animals, and disease is referred to as ___________.
a)
the Spanish Exchange
b)
the African Exchange
c)
the Columbian Exchange
d)
the Native American Exchange
21.
Diseases carried by the explorers such as measles, smallpox, and malaria killed many _________.
a)
Colonists
b)
African slaves
c)
Spanish explorers
d)
Native Americans
22.

Prince Henry was sponsored travelers and mapmakers. What is a word for someone who pays people to make art or discoveries?

a)

patron

b)

navigator

c)

caravel

d)

cartographer

23.

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

a)

caravels

b)

longboats

c)

canoes

d)

astrolabes

24.
What statement best describes how the Spanish interacted with Native Americans?
a)
They traded with them.
b)
They conquered and enslaved them
c)
They learned farming from them
d)
They made settlements and traded with them
25.

Name the conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Juan Ponce Leon

d)

John Cabot

26.

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa's tip all the way to India?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

27.

a trip taken with the goal of exploring

a)

technology

b)

navigation

c)

hike

d)

expedition

28.
What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
improved maps
d)
all of the choices
29.
Who opened a school to help explorers learn better ways to explore?
a)
Prince William
b)
Prince James
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Columbus
30.
Who was the leader of the first expedition around the world?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Magellan
31.
What conquistador defeated the Aztecs in Mexico?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Ponce de Leon
32.
When Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth, he ended up exploring
a)
Arizona
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
New Mexico
33.
What item was found in the Americas  when the Europeans arrived there?
a)
horses
b)
corn
c)
cattle
d)
all of the choices
34.
What is a benefit of exploring?
a)
gold
b)
spread of religion
c)
new land and products
d)
all of the choices
35.

What item did the Europeans bring to the Americas?

a)

wheat

b)

horses

c)

pigs

d)

all of the choices

36.
I searched for the fountain of youth
a)
Magellan
b)
Leon
c)
Columbus
d)
Vespucci
37.
Destroyed the Aztec city
a)
Cortes
b)
Leon
c)
Erikson
d)
Vespucci
38.

Is the scientific knowledge and tools

a)

Technology

b)

Navigation

c)

Expedition

d)

Isthmus

39.

Is the science of planning and following a route.

a)

conquistadors

b)

benefit

c)

navigation

d)

technology

40.

sailors used it to measure the stars and find a ship's latitude

a)

stern rudder

b)

astrolabe

c)

sextant

d)

orienteering compass

41.

Has many sails that caught the wind and allowed it to sail faster

a)

astrolabe

b)

stern rudder

c)

expedition

d)

caravel

42.

Name the conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Juan Ponce Leon

d)

John Cabot

43.

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa's tip all the way to India?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

44.

a trip taken with the goal of exploring

a)

technology

b)

navigation

c)

hike

d)

expedition

45.

Expedition

a)

a person who buys and sells goods

b)

a journey or trip taken for a specific reason

c)

a person sent by the church or religious group

d)

a ruler such as a king, queen, or emperor

46.

Why were the Spanish, French, and English monarchs interested in exploration?

a)

They were interested in expanding their empires by gaining new land.

b)

They were interested in joining forces.

c)

They were interested in taking over Asia.

d)

They were interested in gathering new missionaries.

47.
This Spanish explorer had the first ship to circumnavigate around the world.
a)
Columbus
b)
Magellan
c)
Ponce de Leon
d)
King Ferdenand
48.

To give money to support a explorers voyage.

a)

lender

b)

patron

c)

supporter

d)

generous

49.
Columbus landed in the Americas on
a)
October 12, 1842
b)
October 12, 1932
c)
October 12, 1222
d)
October 12, 1492
50.
The Colombian Exchange is the movement of plants, animals, diseases and ______?
a)
trucks
b)
land
c)
people
d)
weather
51.
The Columbian Exchange was between what two
a)
Old World/New World
b)
American Indians/Spaniards
c)
Eastern/Western Hemispheres
d)
All of the above
52.
The Spanish Explorer _______, conquered the ______.
a)
Columbus/Spaniards
b)
Coronado/Floridians
c)
Cortes/Aztecs
d)
Magellan/Philippines
53.
A settlement that is far away from the country that rules it is a _______?
a)
colony
b)
island
c)
peninsula
d)
country
54.
Wheat, rice, peaches and lettuce were brought from the ____world to the _______?
a)
New World to Old World
b)
Old World to New World
55.
The Native Americans way of life was improved greatly due to ________?
a)
working long hours in the mines
b)
horses
c)
new diet
d)
marrying the settlers
56.
Another word for conquistadors is ______.
a)
gentlemen
b)
warriors
c)
guards
d)
conquerors
57.

His crew was the first to successfully sail around the entire world. He died in a battle in the Philippine Islands though.

a)

John Cabot

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

58.

He was credited with finding America, but really didn't land in America. Wanted to find the East by sailing West. He was in search of finding Asia.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Marco Polo

59.
Who opened a school to help explorers learn better ways to explore?
a)
Prince William
b)
Prince James
c)
Prince Henry
d)
Columbus
60.
Who was the leader of the first expedition around the world?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Magellan
61.
When Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth, he ended up exploring
a)
Arizona
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
New Mexico
62.
What item did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
a)
small pox
b)
horses
c)
pigs
d)
all of the choices
63.

Ponce de Leon was searching for the _____________.

a)

Fountain of Youth

b)

Florida

c)

North America

d)

Ms. Nami's house

64.

What is a patron?

a)

a person who buys food from the explorers.

b)

a person who sales with the explorers to get food and gold.

c)

a person who donates money to the explorers so they can complete their trip

65.

What is the job of the Supreme Court?

a)

they decide if a law is allowable under the constitution.

b)

they make sure that Americans get equal rights.

c)

to determine if a law is constitutional

d)

all the above

66.

Who was Ruth Ginsberg?

a)

The supreme court justice

b)

an explorer

c)

a Native American

67.

What happened in 1993?

a)

The Supreme Court welcomed a woman to the Court.

b)

The explorers landed in the Americas.

c)

The explorers and Native Americans had a fight for land.

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