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Unit 2 - Explorers

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the explorer who gave France her claim to the Mississippi River, including New Orleans.

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Robert de LaSalle

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

2.

Jacques Cartier made voyages that gave France claims to what country?

a)

United States

b)

Cuba

c)

Mexico

d)

Canada

3.

What was the primary purpose of the system shown on the map?

a)

move cattle on long drives

b)

establish control of gold mines

c)

covert the Indians to Roman Catholicism

d)

provide protection for Spanish colonists

4.

Hernan Cortez's military campaign resulted in the destruction of which civilization?

a)

Mesizo

b)

Aztec

c)

Ican

d)

Mayan

5.

Spanish explorers that explored and conquered Mexico, Central America, and South America

a)

Fur Trappers

b)

Conquistadors

c)

Missionaries

d)

Slaves

6.

Settled in the Southwest and Mexico

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

England

7.

Settled along the Atlantic coast

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Netherlands

d)

England

8.
Marco Polo returned to Europe with stories about the riches of...
a)
China
b)
Plymouth
c)
Vinland
d)
Guanahani
9.
Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted...
a)
silk, spices, and gold.  
b)
wood, seashells, and silver
c)
clocks, mirrors, and beads. 
d)
vegetables. spices, and fruit.
10.
Who was the explorer whose ship was the first to sail around the world?  
a)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
11.

What were the THREE main motivations for European exploration? Choose THREE answers.

a)

To spread Christianity

b)

To spread diseases

c)

To find a sea route to Asia for spices

d)

To find gold and claim land

12.

Which of the following is NOT one of the European countries that explored and claimed land in North America?

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Spain

13.
What factor helped Cortès in his defeat of the Aztec empire?
a)
Persuading other Native Americans to join him against the Aztec
b)
The Aztec welcomed him, believing he was a god
c)
Taking Moctezuma hostage
d)
All of the above
14.

Which motivation led early Spanish explorers to explore the Americas?

a)
Desire to find gold
b)
Desire to spread democracy
c)
Desire to leave overcrowded cities
d)
Desire to escape government monarchies
15.
This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.
a)
Compass
b)
Astrolabe
c)
Quadrant
d)
Telescope
16.
This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.
a)
Compass
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Astrolabe
d)
Quadrant
17.
What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?
a)
To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
b)
To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
c)
To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
d)
To find the city of gold in southern Africa
18.

What is the movement of people, plants, animals and germs in either direction across the Atlantic Ocean following the voyages of Christopher Columbus called?

a)

The Great Exchange

b)

The Columbus Effect

c)

The Great Expedition

d)

The Columbian Exchange

19.
Columbus became famous when he sailed west across which ocean?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)

Indian

20.

Who founded Hudson Bay?

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Hernando de Soto

21.

I was searching for the Fountain of Youth, and though I never found it, I found and named Florida.

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ponce de Leon

22.
Along which arrow would corn, potatoes, peanuts, and squash have traveled?
a)
Arrow A
b)
Arrow B
23.
Diseases carried by the explorers such as measles, smallpox, and malaria killed many _________.
a)
Colonists
b)
African slaves
c)
Spanish explorers
d)
Native Americans
24.
What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)

caravel

d)
all of the choices
25.
When Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth, he ended up exploring
a)
Arizona
b)
Florida
c)
Texas
d)
New Mexico
26.

A new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land.

a)

colony

b)

missionaries

c)

coureurs de bois

27.

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to:

a)

Africa

b)

America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

28.

1. Vaso Nunez de Balboa’s biggest accomplishment was ________________.

a)

crossing the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean and becoming the first European to have reached the Pacific Ocean

b)

discovering fishing in Canada

c)

discovering a sea route to Asia

d)

discovering Canada

29.

This empire captured Constantinople making it very difficult for Europeans to get goods from Asia

a)

The Ottoman Empire

b)

The Mongol Empire

c)

The Spanish Empire

d)

The Portuguese Empire

30.

This Portuguese explorer discovered a sea route to Asia that took ships under the southern tip of Africa

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Giovanni de Verrazzano

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Jaques Cartier