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Early European Explorers

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the Age of Exploration occur?

a)

1400s - 1600s

b)

1200s - 1300s

c)

1300s - 1400s

d)

1900s - 2000s

2.

Which characteristic does NOT describe an explorer?

a)

brave

b)

courageous

c)

adventurous

d)

female

3.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge the explorers faced?

a)

bad storms

b)

sickness

c)

lack of food

d)

good music

4.

An illness caused by a lack of vitamins is called

a)

scurvy

b)

COVID-19

c)

flu

d)

bronchitis

5.

Explorers needed to be able to read a

a)

map

b)

menu

c)

book

d)

pamphlet

6.

A tool used to find directions because it always points north is called a

a)

compass

b)

astrolab

c)

Bible

d)

rudder

7.

What continent was primarily involved in exploration?

a)

Europe

b)

Antartica

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

8.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration

a)

better shoes

b)

spices

c)

gold, silver, and gems

d)

trade

9.

Which of the following is NOT reason for exploration?

a)

trade

b)

quicker travel route

c)

more land

d)

fewer taxes

10.

Europeans were able to set up _____ along new waterways that they discovered in the new world.

a)

trading posts

b)

totem poles

c)

transfer stations

d)

bus depots

11.

Which of the following countries was NOT involved in exploration?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

The Netherlands

d)

Russia

e)

England

12.

Which country is located at 1?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Netherlands

d)

England

13.

Which country is located at 2?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Netherlands

d)

England

14.

Which country is located at 3?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Netherlands

d)

England

15.

Which country is located at 4?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

The Netherlands

d)

England

16.

When did Christopher Columbus set sail?

a)

1492

b)

1482

c)

1451

d)

1432

17.

Which of the following is NOT a result of Columbus' voyage?

a)

people moved to the New World

b)

natives who lived in the Americas were called Indians

c)

exchanged diseases, animals, and plants

d)

found a quicker way to get to Asia

18.

Which explorer found a shorter route across the Atlantic?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

19.

What explorer made friends with the native Americans and traded beaver furs for weapons?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

20.

What explorer found the Mississippi River & covered 4000 miles of land in the southeast United States?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

21.

Check 4 skills an explorer needed

a)

read a map

b)

write

c)

use a compass

d)

be kind to natives

e)

understand weather

22.

What tool helped explorers know which direction they were facing?

a)

compass

b)

sandglass

c)

artifact

d)

native

23.

An artifact is a kind of ship.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Europeans were looking for a quick route to Asia.

a)

true

b)

false

25.

Explorers ate salted meat, dried fruit, and dried peas.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Scurvy is an illness caused by too much sunlight.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

What explorer had a lake named after him?

a)

Samuel de Champlain

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Giovanni da Verrazzano

28.

Why were Europeans to looking for a different route to Asia?

a)

The trip by boat around the tip of Africa was long and dangerous.

b)

The trip by foot across Europe into Asia was long and dangerous.

c)

There were too many people in Europe and they wanted more land.

29.

Which effect was caused by Europeans sailing west in search of Asia?

a)

found a new continent

b)

many shipwrecks

c)

found a small island that grew rare spices

30.

Which situation caused the Europeans to want to set up trading posts in the new world?

a)

trading made Europeans rich

b)

trading helped Europeans become friends with the natives

31.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the Age of Exploration?

a)

they wanted a quick water route to Asia

b)

they were looking for a new continent

c)

they wanted spices found in Asia

d)

they wanted to find gold, silver, and gems

32.

Why were spices so important during the 1400s-1600s?

a)

they preserved food

b)

it was a culinary revolution and people were cooking more than ever

c)

people used spices instead of money

33.

Select one positive interaction between Native Americans and Europeans.

a)

Europeans brought diseases to the New World that killed many Native Americans.

b)

Native Americans were taken as slaves.

c)

The Native Americans helped the Europeans learn about the new land.

34.

This explorer set up the colony of Roanoke

a)

Sir Walter Ralight

b)

Champlain

c)

Columbus

d)

Cabot

35.

Established a French colony, explored the MS River & claimed it for France and named it Louisiana

a)

Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Frances Ddrake

d)

Hernando de Soto

36.

First person to sail across the globe

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

de Soto

d)

Cabot