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Worksheets5th Studies Weekly - Week 4
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Western Hemisphere, including North and South America
explorer
New World
colony
Age of Discovery
someone who travels to gain geographical or scientific information
cartographer
John Cabot
colonize
explorer
to take over
explorer
conquer
colony
Canada
a group of people who settle far from home but keep ties with their home country
colony
Aztec
explorer
Christianity
present-day name of the country where Cabot claimed land
John Cabot
St. Augustine
Canada
New World
people conquered by Cortes
Aztec
Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Ponce de Leon
Christianity
last name of the founder of St. Augustine: Pedro Menendez de ???
Cabot
Leon
Aviles
Cortes
state where you find the oldest permanently settled city in the United States
Tennessee
Texas
Michigan
Florida
mapmaker
cartographer
explorer
colonize
colony
explorer whose last voyage ended in mutiny
de Aviles
Cabot
Hudson
Cortes
Which of these is the best summary of the information in the article "Worth Their Weight in Gold"?
Early explorers wanted a quick route to Asia in order to trade spices, which were an important part of European culture.
Spices were not grown in Europe, so people had to find them in other places.
Food spoiled easily and needed spices to make the taste better. People especially liked salt and pepper for daily spices.
Animals were bought and paid for with spices during the Age of Discovery.
What is the most likely reason European countries wanted to establish colonies in the New World?
Colonies would firmly establish their presence in the New World.
Colonies would keep other European countries from trying to claim the land.
Colonies would keep problems with American Indians in the area to a minimum.
all of the above
What was the most likely effect of the success of Columbus' first voyage to the New World?
Other European countries began to plan explorations.
Spain got all the gold from the New World.
Spain claimed all of the land in the New World.
A new trade route to Asia was found.
What is the most likely reason de Aviles was eager to destroy Fort Caroline?
He didn’t like the way the French built forts.
He wanted to eliminate the French as competition for land and riches.
He wanted to quickly claim the land so he could return to Spain.
He wanted the fort to be given to the local Timucua tribe.
Which country hired Henry Hudson before Holland?
France
Spain
Portugal
England
Which statement about the "Age of Discovery" is best supported by information from this week's magazine?
The Age of Discovery only lasted a few years.
The Age of Discovery was a time when most people became very wealthy.
The Age of Discovery was a time of exploration and discovery of new ideas and information.
The Age of Discovery was not an important time in world history.
What does the article say the king and queen of Spain secretly believed about Columbus' first voyage?
The world was flat.
There was little chance Columbus would ever return.
Columbus would return with nothing.
Columbus would capture a sea monster.
According to the article "How it all Began in the New World" the most likely reason Columbus wanted to explore was ________.
he liked to travel
the king and queen of Portugal asked him to conduct an exploration
he secretly believed the world really was flat and wanted to prove it
he wanted to find a faster trade route between Europe and Asia
