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Age of Exploration

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The late 1400's, in which European explorers sought new routes to Asia and discovered the Americas.

a)

Early America

b)

Land Bridge Theory

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Colonial America

2.

A scientist who studies artifacts to learn about past cultures

a)

Engineer

b)

Geographer

c)

Archaeologist

d)

Scientist

3.

An early scientific tool to observe and calculate the position of the sun and other stars.

a)

Compass

b)

GPS

c)

Microscope

d)

Astrolabe

4.

A crop that is grown in large quantities for sale.

a)

Cash Crop

b)

Three Sisters

c)

Farming

d)

Agriculture

5.

A person who travels in search of new geographical information.

a)

Traveler

b)

Colonial

c)

Native American

d)

Explorer

6.

An independent country whose people mostly share a common identity.

a)

Nation-state

b)

Country

c)

Culture

d)

Country

7.

The name that Europeans used to refer to the Americas.

a)

Continent

b)

New World

c)

Country

d)

New Land

8.

The supposed route across the northern part of North America that Europeans were looking for but never found.

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Land Bridge

c)

Columbus Route

d)

Trail

9.

A community ruled by another country, not by its own people.

a)

State

b)

Country

c)

City

d)

Colony

10.

Juan Ponce de Leon heard stories and began to search for the _______ of ______ whose waters were said to make people young again.

a)

gold and silver

b)

Fountain of Youth

c)

Diamonds and Pearls

d)

Lake of the Young

11.

In 1513, Ponce de Leon claimed land for Spain and named it ________?

a)

Kentucky

b)

Virginia

c)

Florida

d)

California

12.

Nations in Europe wanted to find better _______ _______ to obtain the spices and silks of Asia.

a)

Ships

b)

Trade Routes

c)

Explorers

d)

Ocean waters

13.

Columbus believed that Earth was much smaller than it is and that it had only one ocean. He thought he could reach Asia faster by sailing ________ (which direction) across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

14.

5. On August 3, 1492, Columbus left Spain with his three ships named...

a)

The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

b)

The Mayflower, The Columbus, The Explorer

c)

The Explorer, The Nina, The Columbus

d)

The Mayflower, The Santa Maria, The Explorer

15.

6. Today, we call the flow of goods and ideas between the Americas and Europe the _________ _________, in honor of Columbus, the man who started it all.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Trade Route

c)

European Trade

d)

The New Trade

16.

What is Ponce de Leon's personal background?

a)

nobleman

b)

sailor

c)

soldier

d)

merchant

17.

What is Hernan Cortes personal background?

a)

Nobleman

b)

Sailor

c)

soldier

d)

merchant

18.

What is Christopher Columbus's personal background?

a)

nobleman

b)

sailor

c)

soldier

d)

merchant

19.

What is John Cabot's personal background?

a)

Soldier

b)

Sailor

c)

Merchant

d)

Nobleman

20.

What year did Christopher Columbus first set sail to find a new trade route to Asia?

a)

1506

b)

1539

c)

1492

d)

1419

21.

What country sponsored (paid for) John Cabot and he claimed land for this country?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Italy

22.

What is the name of the empire Cortés and his army attacked and defeated in 1521 and Cortés claimed their lands for Spain.

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Aztec Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Portuguese Empire

23.

Where did Columbus intend to go when he sailed west from Spain in 1492?

a)

East Indies

b)

Africa

c)

Portugal

d)

Cuba

24.

Why did Montezuma II welcome Hernán Cortés to the Aztec community in 1519?

a)

Montezuma thought Cortés might be a god that was expected to return.

b)

Montezuma's sister had married Cortés about five years earlier.

c)

Cortés brought Montezuma gifts of gold, and Montezuma wanted more.

d)

Montezuma wanted Cortés to help him defeat the French who settled nearby.

25.

How did the Spanish finally defeat the Aztecs?

a)

They enlisted the help of French explorers to defeat the Aztecs in battle.

b)

They poisoned the canals that ran through the Aztec capital.

c)

They dropped bombs on the Aztec capital every day for three weeks.

d)

They surrounded the Aztec capital for three months and cut off its supplies.