WorksheetsAge of Exploration: GGG. + T- The Conquistadors
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 33mins
What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?
Steam Engine
Compass
Astrolabe
Rudder
Columbus searched for many years for someone to give him money to sail to the west. Which leaders and country finally gave him money?
His mom
King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth of Italy
Leif Erikson
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella want Columbus to trade for in Asia?
gold and spices
lumber and fish
cotton and wood
horses and cattle
What was Columbus looking for?
gold
silk
spices
all of the above
Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?
To help the Spaniards hold religious services
To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women
To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity
To convert the native peoples to Christianity
Which of the following best describes the Columbian Exchange?
the exploration of new lands in Africa and the Americas by Europeans
the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between Europe and
the Americas
the poor treatment of American Indians by European explorers and
colonists
the new trading routes to the Americas established by Columbus
Which of the following groups received poor treatment as a result of the Columbian Exchange?
European citizens
American Indians
Spanish colonists
African kings
Which of the following items did Europeans have, and Native Americans lack?
kings
religions
weapons
horses
If a Native American society refused to convert to Christianity, what would usually happen to them?
They'd be destroyed
They'd be allowed to worship their traditional gods
They'd be forced to attend religious education classes
They'd be allowed to convert to Judaism instead
the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between.... (read all options)
the Americas and Europe
Asia and Europe
the Old World and the New World
Lynwood and Compton
