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Spanish and Portuguese Explorers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spanish explorers were sent to the New World for __________.

a)
gold, spices, and ships
b)
gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
c)
silver, pearls, and slaves
d)
slaves, navigators, and cartographers
2.

During the 1400s and 1500s, many Europeans wanted to find a new route to the riches of Asia. This wish to find a new route lead to the

a)

end of trade with China and India.

b)

exploration of North and South America.

c)

closing of markets in Europe for Asian goods.

d)

making of these traded products in Europe.

3.
Early Portuguese explorers were trying to find __________.
a)

a faster way to America

b)
a trade route to India
c)

the Northwest Passage

d)

a path around the world

4.
What were the negative effects of colonization on the American Indians?
a)
Many were killed or died from disease
b)
Many lost their land
c)
Many became slaves
d)
All of the above
5.
What statement best describes how the Spanish interacted with Native Americans?
a)
They traded with them.
b)
They conquered and enslaved them
c)
They learned farming from them
d)
They made settlements and traded with them
6.

Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa's tip all the way to India?

a)

Francisco Pizzaro

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon

7.

Which explorer was given credit for circumnavigating the globe, but actually died before the expedition was completed?

a)
Cortes
b)
Coronado
c)
De Gama
d)
Magellan
8.

What did the early Spanish explorers most want to find?

a)

maps

b)

Native Americans

c)

corn

d)

gold

9.
Why did Columbus sail west from Europe?
a)
to find his lost dog
b)
to find new lands
c)
to find the Northwest passage
d)
to find a faster route to Asia
10.
When Columbus landed in America, he thought  he was in __________?
a)
India
b)
New Spain
c)
Florida
d)
Portugal
11.

Pedro Alvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer, is most famous for _____.

a)

claiming Florida for Spain

b)
discovering South America and the country of Brazil
c)
being a pirate
d)
claiming land in Canada for France
12.

What is the official language of Brazil?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Portuguese

13.

Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec empire?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Pedro Alvares Cabral

14.

Which country claimed land in present-day Florida, Mexico, South America, Central America, and southwestern United States?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Portugal

15.

Which country claimed the land in present-day Brazil?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

Enlgand