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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is an explorer?
a person who moves to a new country.
an inventor
a person who searches out new lands and discoveries.
a person who teaches at a mission.
What countries are credited the most with the exploration of the Americas? Check all that apply.
China
France
Germany
Spain
England
The New World was named after this explorer.
John Cabot
Amerigo Vespucci
Hernan Cortez
Christopher Columbus
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
Who were the "conquistadors?"
catholic missionaries
Spanish explorers
Aztec rulers
French adventurers
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
What was built by the Spaniards in the Americas to spread their religion to the natives?
Forts
Presidios
Missions
Homes
This was the first English colony in North America. However, it failed and the colonist disappeared.
St. Augustine
Plymouth
Roanoke Island
Massachusetts Bay
Land far away from the country that governs it
country
city
colony
continent
Why was it difficult for people to travel across the oceans in the 1400s?
The maps and tools were not very good.
Kings were too demanding.
No one wanted to
They already knew what was there
Where did Columbus set up a settlement?
Spain
Texas
Island of Hispaniola
Florida
When did Columbus "discover" America?
(a)
It was important for the colonist to make good relationships with the Native Americans because..
