WorksheetsModule 1 & 2
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Earliest Native Americans crossed this to enter the Americas.
a)
Bering Sea land bridge
b)
Zheng He
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Jacques Cartier
e)
Giovanni de Verrazano
2.
Capital of the Aztec Empire
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Henry the Navigator
c)
Reformation
d)
Juan Ponce de Leon
e)
John Cabot
3.
Many Native American societies organized their societies around these.
a)
Women
b)
Leif Eriksson
c)
Martin Luther
d)
Hernando de Soto
e)
Henry Hudson
4.
Early Ohio Valley people who built burial mounds.
a)
Cahokia
b)
Bering Sea land bridge
c)
Zheng He
d)
Mercantilism
e)
Amerigo Vespucci
5.
Civilization who built amazing structures and roads from stone.
a)
Inca
b)
Tenochtitlan
c)
Henry the Navigator
d)
Reformation
e)
Jacques Cartier
6.
One of the main food sources of people on the northwestern coast of America.
a)
Salmon
b)
Women
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Martin Luther
e)
Juan Ponce de Leon
7.
Formed a federation/confederation with four other tribes to promote peace and trade.
a)
Iroquois
b)
Cahokia
c)
Bering Sea land bridge
d)
Zheng He
e)
Hernando de Soto
8.
This central american civilization believed one of their gods required constant human sacrifice for the sun to continue to rise each day.
a)
Aztec
b)
Inca
c)
Tenochtitlan
d)
Henry the Navigator
e)
Mercantilism
9.
An explorer and trader who made famous an overland trade route with the Far East.
a)
Marco Polo
b)
Salmon
c)
Women
d)
Leif Eriksson
e)
Reformation
10.
Explorer who landed on the east coast of present day Mexico and was the beneficiary of one of the most unusual historical coincidences of all time.
a)
Hernan Cortes
b)
Iroquois
c)
Cahokia
d)
Bering Sea land bridge
e)
Martin Luther
11.
A much sought after all water route around or through the Americas.
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Aztec
c)
Inca
d)
Tenochtitlan
e)
Zheng He
12.
Explorer's crew who were first credited with sailing around the world.
a)
Ferdinand Magellan
b)
Marco Polo
c)
Salmon
d)
Women
e)
Henry the Navigator
13.
Spanish explorer who ended up conquering the Inca civilization.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Hernan Cortes
c)
Iroquois
d)
Cahokia
e)
Leif Eriksson
14.
The belief that ones races, culture, & religion are better than others.
a)
Ethnocentrism
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Aztec
d)
Inca
e)
Bering Sea land bridge
15.
This culture had developed their own written alphabet.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Marco Polo
d)
Salmon
e)
Tenochtitlan
16.
Explorer who is credited with first exploring the east coast of North America.
a)
Giovanni de Verrazano
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Hernan Cortes
d)
Iroquois
e)
Women
17.
Looked for the Northwest Passage by exploring Canada.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Aztec
e)
Cahokia
18.
Explored in Canada and is the namesake for a large bay.
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Cherokee
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Marco Polo
e)
Inca
19.
A German map maker names the America's after him as a tribute for the detailed maps which showed that where he had explored was not a part of Asia.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
Giovanni de Verrazano
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Hernan Cortes
e)
Salmon
20.
His claim to fame was his discovery and exploration of the St. Lawrence River.
a)
Jacques Cartier
b)
John Cabot
c)
Ethnocentrism
d)
Northwest Passage
e)
Iroquois
21.
Conquistador who searched for the fountain of youth in present day Florida.
a)
Juan Ponce de Leon
b)
Henry Hudson
c)
Cherokee
d)
Ferdinand Magellan
e)
Aztec
22.
Spanish explorer who explored the Mississippi River.
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Giovanni de Verrazano
d)
Francisco Pizarro
e)
Marco Polo
23.
This unifies & increases the power & wealth of a nation. In Europe it causes competition for trade routes leading to further exploration attempts.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Jacques Cartier
c)
John Cabot
d)
Ethnocentrism
e)
Hernan Cortes
24.
A religious protest that begins with Martin Luther over some of the Catholic Church's practices.
a)
Reformation
b)
Juan Ponce de Leon
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Cherokee
e)
Northwest Passage
25.
A Catholic monk who disagreed with some of the church's practices.
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Hernando de Soto
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
Giovanni de Verrazano
e)
Ferdinand Magellan
26.
An explorer known for the massive ships used on his expeditions of the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Zheng He
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Jacques Cartier
d)
John Cabot
e)
Francisco Pizarro
27.
Credited with helping to develop new and better methods of sailing & shipbuilding.
a)
Henry the Navigator
b)
Reformation
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Henry Hudson
e)
Ethnocentrism
28.
Explorer from the Nordic region who landed in Canada in the year 1000.
a)
Leif Eriksson
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Hernando de Soto
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
e)
Cherokee
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