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SS Wkly wk 17

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the ship's log in the article say they were sailing to?

a)

the Mediterranean

b)

Spice Islands

c)

India

d)

Curry Island

2.

Why is this an important journey for Spain?

a)

They are hoping to find riches on their way

b)

They are hoping to find new places to settle

c)

They are trying to locate their own route to Asia

d)

They want to be the first to reach this side of the world by boat

3.

Who is Magellan?

a)

an explorer

b)

the leader on the ship

c)

the person writing the log

d)

a famous Spanish ship builder

4.

What was the goal of the explorers in "The Long Way Around"

a)

to move to new places

b)

to find a new ocean for fishing

c)

wealth and a faster trade route

d)

fame and finding a better place to live

5.

How was travel for the explorers different than travel today?

a)

Travel is very similar today

b)

the explorers had more accurate maps than we do

c)

we have GPS and more accurate maps today

d)

we have less knowledge of ship building than they did

6.

Where is Magellan die?

a)

South America

b)

at sea

c)

Haiti

d)

the Spice Islands

7.

What kind of "wealth" did Christopher Columbus bring back to Europe?

a)

Silver and gold

b)

New foods and coffee

c)

he brought back new knowledge of the new land

d)

he brought material wealth

8.

Which explorer had two continents named after him even though he didn't discover both continents?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernando De Soto

9.

Who named the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Cortes

b)

De Soto

c)

Columbus

d)

Magellan

10.

What yellow metal was discovered in Tennessee?

a)

gold

b)

zinc

c)

copper

d)

bronze

11.

What did de Soto not do to the American Indian population?

a)

He attacked the tribes

b)

He enslaved many Indians

c)

He brought disease to the tribes

d)

He made them wealthy

12.

Where did de Soto's journey begin?

a)

Florida

b)

Tennessee

c)

Mississippi

d)

Texas

13.

What is another name for the Maluku Islands?

a)

Woody Islands

b)

Taiwan Islands

c)

Spice Islands

d)

Curry Islands

14.

Scurvy is caused by the lack of _______________.

a)

vitamin C

b)

vitamin D

c)

vitamin E

d)

iron

15.

What did Magellan not realize on his journey to the Spice Islands?

a)

how fast the food would spoil

b)

how long the journey would be

c)

how much the crew would complain

d)

how unprepared the ship was for the weather