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WorksheetsExploration & Discovery CP World History Study Guide
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Who was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope?
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Which conquistador defeated the Aztecs?
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Which Italian sailed under the sponsorship of Ferdinand and Isabella?
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What fast vessel of the fifteenth century aided ocean travel?
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What term indicates the distance an object is from the equator?
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What made the caravel so versatile?
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Who was the fabled African king who desired to assist Europeans in their fight against the Muslims?
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What was the line running north and south that divided the world between two European countries called?
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List four of the motives for exploration.
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Which explorer was the first to reach India by sailing around Africa?
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What were Spanish conquerors called?
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Which explorer was the son of a Venetian merchant and the author of an influential book that spurred an interest in discovery?
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What is the official language of Brazil today?
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What kind of company allowed people to invest money and issued a stock certificate showing the amount of money invested?
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Who was the first great French explorer in the New World?
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Which Italian explored North America for England?
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What was the purpose of the Line of Demarcation?
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Which explorer was the first to round the tip of South America?
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For whom are North and South America named?
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What Englishman explored for the Dutch?
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What term describes a voyage around the earth?
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Which Spanish conquistador discovered the Mississippi River?
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Who was the leader of the Aztecs?
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Who was known as the Father of New France?
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Which conquistador defeated the Incas?
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The first man to round the southern tip of Africa was . . .
Cortés
da Gama.
Magellan.
Dias.
The Spanish conquistadors subdued the natives of the New World with their . . .
horses and firearms.
gospel message.
charter from the king.
generous nature.
Which of the following men did not explore for Spain?
Balboa
Pizarro
Champlain
de Soto
The first permanent English colony in America was . . .
Jamestown.
Plymouth.
Quebec.
Albany.
What people came to power in the Middle East in the 1400s and disrupted European trade?
Ottoman Turks
Seljuk Turks
Byzantine Turks
White Turks
Who had a monopoly on trade in the Mediterranean Sea?
the French
the English
the Spanish
the Italians
Which country claimed Brazil?
Spain
France
Portugal
England
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
las Casas
Coronado
Cartier
de Soto
The caravel was superior to ships built before the fifteenth century because it . . .
used many oarsmen for power.
had triangular and square sails.
was motor-powered.
was shallow and could avoid hazardous rocks.
Whose expedition around the Cape of Good Hope to India gave Portugal a lucrative spice trade with India?
da Gama’s
Dias’s
Magellan’s
Columbus’s
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztecs and destroyed their capital?
Cortés
Pizarro
Balboa
las Casas
Who was the Father of New France and the founder of Quebec?
Cartier
Champlain
Marquette
La Salle
Which of the following men explored for England?
Hudson
Cabot
Henry
Columbus
Which two countries was the Line of Demarcation drawn for?
Spain and France
Portugal and Italy
England and France
Portugal and Spain
Who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France?
La Salle
Cabot
Joliet
Marquette
Who was a viceroy for Portugal in the East?
Balboa
Albuquerque
Dias
Magellan
What document gave details of a proposed business venture and invited people to share the cost of the enterprise?
prospectus
brochure
notice
underwriter
Which Spanish explorer sought to find the “Seven Cities of Cibola”?
Balboa
Pizarro
Coronado
Cortés
Which of the following men did not explore for Portugal?
Dias
Magellan
da Gama
Cabral
Which people decided to go directly to the source by establishing trade settlements in Java, Sumatra, and the Spice Islands?
the Dutch
the French
the Spanish
the English
Who explored the northeastern coast of America for the Netherlands?
the Duke of York
Hudson
Cabot
La Salle
What Italian explored Newfoundland for England and discovered rich fisheries there?
da Gama
Vespucci
Columbus
Cabot
Which of the following men explored for the Dutch?
Hudson
Smith
Cabot
Joliet
Who conquered the Inca Empire?
Cortés
Pizarro
Coronado
Balboa
Scurvy is caused by a lack of . . .
vitamin A.
protein.
water.
vitamin C.
Which of the following men did not explore for France?
Marquette
Joliet
Cartier
Cabral
The Roman Catholic friar who opposed the cruel treatment of the Indians by his fellow Spaniards in the New World was . . .
Cortés.
Pizarro.
Balboa.
las Casas.
Which explorer’s crew accomplished the first circumnavigation of the world?
Dias’s
Cabot’s
Columbus’s
Magellan’s
A major reason for the decline of Portugal as a great power was . . .
the extravagant policies of the crown.
the weak middle class.
its consolidation with Spain.
the inability to adequately defend and administer so vast an empire.
The first great French explorer in the New World was . . .
Cabot.
Champlain.
Cartier.
Hudson.
The dominant economic system of the Age of Exploration was . . .
socialism.
mercantilism.
capitalism.
industrialism.
What is the name for the supply of invested money used by the joint-stock company?
assets
resources
dividends
capital
Which of the following men explored the Mississippi River with Jacques Marquette?
Joliet
Champlain
Pizarro
Albuquerque
The Dutch established a colony at Cape Town for the purpose of . . .
mining gold.
supplying ships.
selling slaves.
building a prison colony.
What is the name for the shared profit of a joint-stock company?
assets
resources
dividends
capital
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Brazil
Portugal
Spain
France
the Netherlands
England
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Mexico
Portugal
Spain
France
the Netherlands
England
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Quebec
Portugal
Spain
France
the Netherlands
England
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
New Amsterdam
Portugal
Spain
France
the Netherlands
England
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Newfoundland
Portugal
Spain
France
the Netherlands
England
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Incan ruler
Atahualpa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro Cabral
John Smith
Jacques Marquette
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
crossed Panama to see the Pacific Ocean and find gold
Atahualpa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro Cabral
John Smith
Jacques Marquette
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
established a trading post in India
Atahualpa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro Cabral
John Smith
Jacques Marquette
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
leader of the Jamestown settlement
Atahualpa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro Cabral
John Smith
Jacques Marquette
Match the following with the correct answer choice.
Jesuit missionary
Atahualpa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Pedro Cabral
John Smith
Jacques Marquette
