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WorksheetsExplorers Test Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Who was the first European to sail across the Atlantic since the Vikings did it nearly 500 years earlier?
Ponce de Leon
Columbus
Coronado
Magellan
Which man is credited with sailing around the world, although he physically did not make the whole trip after being killed by natives in the Philippines?
Coronado
Columbus
Magellan
Vespucci
Ponce de Leon and his men were searching for ________.
the Lost City of Gold
a quicker route to Asia from Europe
a new home for Italian families
the Fountain of Youth
The Silk Road was an overland route between Europe and _______ in which many merchants carried goods between the two continents.
Africa
North America
Antarctica
Asia
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain financed or paid for _________ trip across the Atlantic in 1492.
Coronado's
Magellan's
Columbus'
Vespucci's
Christopher Columbus was hoping to reach the spice-rich lands known as _______________ by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
the Bahamas
the West Indies
the Falkland Islands
the Philippines
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria were the three ships that ________ and his men used to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
Columbus
Magellan
Ponce de Leon
Vespucci
Which one of the following events happened FIRST?
Columbus dies
Columbus requests assistance from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Columbus believes he can reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic
Columbus arrives in the Bahamas
Spices were considered to be ___________ during the Age of Exploration.
essential for living a long life
worthless
a way to reach Heaven
more valuable then gold
Who's sailing route is shown on the following map?
Coronado
Columbus
Magellan
Vespucci
According to the map, when did Magellan set sail?
August 10, 1519
September 6, 1522
November 30, 2020
April 27, 1521
New technology, such as the compass and astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400s. What does the word navigation mean in the sentence above?
scientific knowledge and tools
a trip taken with the goal of exploring
the science of planning and following a route
an instrument used to find direction
Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Giovanni Caboto
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernando de Soto
In a 1494 treaty, which two countries divided the Americas into lands each could claim?
England and France
Spain and Portugal
Holland and England
France and Spain
Which of these people unsuccessfully searched for gold along the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Amerigo Vespucci
Giovanni da Verrazano
What did Christopher Columbus think about the lands in found? Name two facts that later proved him wrong.
He thought that he had found Asia and the fountain of youth. He five years he was suddenly very old. He never found any spices and silks that Marco Polo had written about.
He thought the lands he reached were Asia. Balboa saw that the Pacific Ocean lies to the west of those lands. Magellan's crew sailed through a waterway at the tip of South America to reach Asia across the Pacific Ocean.
He thought that he won the Forte Night championship. He was proven wrong when he realized that video games didn't exist yet. He discovered that he was dabbing all wrong.
He thought that the lands he reached were a whole new continent. He was proven wrong when Amerigo Vespucci sailed along the coast and found gold. Also Magellan sailed backwards and found Asia.
What were the main goals of the conquistadors in the Americas?
To win all the battles, take over all land and find lots of gold.
To finish 5th grade, graduate high school and go to college
To find adventure and wealth gain no glory, and convert American Indians to play video games.
To find wealth and adventure, to gain national glory and to convert American Indians to Christianity.
Who explored and claimed for Holland much of what is now the state of New York and its surrounding areas.
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de Leon
New York Yankees
Henry Hudson
How were the expeditions of Cartier and Hudson different from most of the earlier expeditions to the Americas? Mark all that apply.
Cartier and Hudson explored the Northeastern part of North America instead of the southern part and South America.
They claimed lands for France, England and Holland instead of for Spain.
They claimed land for Spain instead of for France, England and Ireland.
Cartier and Hudson explored the southeastern part of South America instead of the northeastern part of North America.
In what country was Vasco da Gama born
Spain
Portugal
France
Italy
What was Vasco da Gama most known for
First European to sail from Europe to India by going around Africa
First to circumnavigate the globe
First to visit the South Pole
Discovering America
Why did the King of Portugal want to find a sailing route to India?
He wanted to find gold
He was going on a vacation and wanted to figure out how to get to India quickly
He wanted to become rich trading for spices
His private jet was in need of repair
the act of taking control of a country, city, etc.
transatlantic
conquest
colonization
cultural diffusion
the exchange of people, plants, animals, and diseases between Europe, the Americas, and Africa after Christopher Columbus' voyage.
colony
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Francisco Pizarro
Three basic reasons for European Exploration
Gifts, Girls, Glitter
Goat, Goldfish, Gerbil
God, Gold, Glory
Gravy, Gum, Grapes
To send goods(things) out to another place or country
taxes
treaty
import
export
The name sometimes used for North and South America is called _______ ___________.
Native
Navigator
New World
Old World
A navigation tool that helped sailors tell how far north or south of the equator they had traveled.
Compass
Motor
Astrolabe
Telescope
People who buy and sell goods.
Merchants
Traders
Sellers
Consumers
A movement of people, animals, plants and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Christopher Columbus
Conquistadors
Slave Trade
Columbian Exchange
The trade that allowed movement of goods, people and materials among the continents.
Continental trade
Triangular Trade
Slave Trade
European Trade
What was the first leg of Triangular Trade?
England to America
America to England
England to Africa
Africa to America
The part of the world that was known before the discovery of the Americas is known as:
New World
Old World
New World and Old World
Plants found in the New World included the following:
tomatoes, corn, squash
cocoa beans, lima beans, sweet peas
nuts and wild berries
magnolia trees, cypress trees, pine trees
Coffee
Old World
New World
Corn
Old World
New World
Cows
Old World
New World
Goats
Old World
New World
Horses
Old World
New World
Llamas
Old World
New World
Pigs
Old World
New World
Potatoes
Old World
New World
Sheep
Old World
New World
Smallpox
Old World
New World
Sugar
Old World
New World
Tomatoes
Old World
New World
Wheat
Old World
New World
What are some positive effects of the Columbian Exchange?
High speed internet
Democracy
New foods and livestock
Slavery
What is a negative part of the Columbian Exchange?
New foods and livestock
High Speed Internet
Slavery
Democracy
