WorksheetsEarly European Explorers with African Link Quiz 1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
What great ancient civilization is every western civilization ultimately trying to emulate?
Rome
Greece
Egypt
Sumer
The Fall of Rome leads to the rise of what influential church?
the Roman Catholic Church
the Eastern Orthodox Church
the Anglican Church
the Presbyterian Church
As a result of feudalism, most Europeans could never hope to own what of their own?
Property or Land
Gold or Silver
Tools or Weapons
Food or Water
How did Vikings travel great distances?
Viking Longships
Viking Boats
Horses
Wagon trains
How did Vikings fight together as one or a unit?
Shield wall
Small teams
Wide formation
Perimeter wall
Who was the Viking founder of the first European colony in North America?
Leif Eriksson
Rurik the Red
Ragnar Lothbrok
Rollo the Walker
What is the name of the Viking colony in North America?
Vinland
Finland
Norway
Iceland
When was Vinland founded?
1000 AD
900 AD
44 BC
1000 BC
What trade route does Marco Polo help establish?
the Silk Road
the Appian Way
the Oregon Trail
the Gold Road
How many Europeans died as a result of the Bubonic Plague?
25-50 million
2-5 million
250,000-500,000
10-15 million
Due to the plague causing gangrene which causes limbs, primarily fingers and toes, to turn solid black, what is another term for the Bubonic Plague?
the Black Death
Scurvy
Malaria
the Rat Death
Who is the female savior of France during the Hundred Years War?
Joan of Arc
Marie Antoinette
Elizabeth I
Catherine the Great
Which of the following is NOT a technology that was developed during the Hundred Years War?
Crossbows
Matchlock Muskets
Ships of War
Plate Armor
Due to the fall of Constantinople, what trade route is Europe cut off from?
the Silk Road
the Gold Road
the Colombian Exchange
the Persian Road
Which of the following is NOT one of the three successive West African Empires?
Egypt
the Kingdom of Ghana
the Empire of Mali
the Empire Songhai
What two natural resources make these West African Empires wealthy?
Gold and Salt
Gold and Silver
Oil and Corn
Timber and Natural Gas
What Mali Emperor conquered 24 cities and is considered by many to be the richest man in history?
Mansa Musa
Akhenaten
Hannibal Barca
Shaka Zulu
Europe's loss of control over the Silk Road creates the need for what?
Maritime trade route to Asia
New land route to Asia through Russia
New leaders
Larger camel caravans
What Portuguese ship design changes nautical history forever?
Caravel
Frigate
Man of War
Sloop
Who was the first Portuguese explorer to sail around the extremely dangerous southern point of Africa, the Cape of Good of Hope?
Bartolomeu Dias
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry the Navigator
What Portuguese explorer was the first European to sail to the Indian Ocean and link Europe and Asia by an ocean route?
Vasco da Gama
Jaques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary motivations for European explorers during the Age of Discovery?
Gold-Economy
God-Religion
Glory-Power
Greatness-Fame
Which of the following is NOT one of the obstacles and dangers of maritime exploration during the Age of Discovery?
Poor Maps and Navigational Tools
Disease
Starvation/Dehydration
Legendary Sea Monsters
What Italian explorer sailing for Spain lands in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, and completes a total of four voyages to the New World?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
John Smith
Juan Ponce de Leon
What Italian explorer sailing for England makes landfall on what is now Newfoundland on June 24, 1497?
John Cabot
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
Juan Sebastian Elcano
What Portuguese explorer sailing for Spain is credited as the first sailor to circumnavigate the Earth in 1522?
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Sir Francis Drake
Hernan Cortes
How long did Magellan's circumnavigation take to complete?
3 years-1519 to 1522
3 years-1607 to 1610
2 years-1522 to 1524
5 years-1607 to 1612
Bonus: What is the term for the following definition, the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed?
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