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Portuguese and Spanish Exploration (Salisbury)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary reason that most countries began to explore the rest of the world?

a)

They wanted to find new foods and clothing

b)

They wanted to find new trading routes to India and China

c)

They wanted to go to war with new countries

d)

They wanted to capture and use slaves for labor

2.

Why were explorers motivated to explore different parts of the world?

a)

God, Generosity, Greenery

b)

God, Gold, Glory

c)

Gold, Glory, Generosity

d)

Greenery, Gold, Generosity

3.

Which two countries were involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas?

a)

Portugal and Spain

b)

Portugal and England

c)

England and France

d)

France and the Netherlands

4.

Which explorers were sent by Spain to explore? Check all that apply.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

e)

Ponce de Leon

5.

Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in what year? (In _________ Columbus sailed the ocean blue)

a)

1517

b)

1485

c)

1492

d)

1499

6.

When Christopher Columbus reached Cuba and Hispaniola, he thought that he had reached:

a)

India and China

b)

The United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Brazil

7.

The map above shows the voyage of which explorer?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Bartolomeu Dias

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Hernan Cortes

8.

The map above is an example of a ______________________.

a)

Transoceanic journey

b)

cross-world navigation

c)

circumnavigation

d)

circle navigation

9.

Which explorer died in the Philippines while trying to find a route to the Spice Islands?

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Cortes

10.

Which monarchs sent Christopher Columbus to find a new trade route to India by way of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

King Charles

c)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

11.

Which explorer discovered Florida?

a)

Cortes

b)

Columbus

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

da Gama

12.

Hernando Cortes conquered which ancient civilization?

a)

The Incans

b)

The Mongols

c)

The Brazilians

d)

The Aztecs

13.

Hernando Cortes colonized which country for Spain?

a)

Honduras

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Cuba

14.

European countries had difficulty trading with India and China because of the:

a)

Muslims and British

b)

Italians and Africans

c)

Africans and Muslims

d)

Italians and Muslims

15.

What goods were Europeans most interested in during the age of exploration?

a)

Silk

b)

Spices

c)

Clothes

d)

Vegetables

16.

The above map describes which explorer's voyage?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Hernando Cortes

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

17.

Natives in Puerto Rico told Ponce de Leon about _________________ on an island north of Cuba?

a)

old

b)

the Fountain of Youth

c)

Disney World

d)

alligators

18.

The map above describes which explorer's voyage?

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Bartolomeu Dias

d)

Magellan