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WorksheetsExploring the Americas 2020
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who was famous for writing about his travels on the Silk Road and his experiences in foreign lands? He inspired many people early explorers.
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
John Cabot
Hernan Cortes
Why did Prince Henry the Navigator sponsor many explorers?
He wanted to find a direct sea route to trade for gold and ivory in Africa.
He wanted to find new unclaimed land.
He wanted one person to succeed in sailing around the world.
He wanted people to test new equipment and technology at sea.
What is a chronometer and how did it help sailors?
It was a way of measuring the height of the stars at different times to determine how far north or south a ship was.
It could tell you the speed of a ship the way a speedometer does in a car.
It was made to help people make maps.
It was a way of tracking time so that a sailor could determine how far east or west they were.
Who supported Christopher Columbus to achieve his goal of sailing west to find a route to Asia?
Portugal
Italy
Spain
England
Who was sponsored by England to sail west looking for a new trade route to Asia in 1497?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Prince Henry the Navigator
Henry Hudson
Who were the Americas named after?
Christopher Columbus
Captain America
Amerigo Vespucci
The king and queen of Spain
Who tried to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
Amerigo Vespucci
Who was one of the first North American civilizations that existed between 2500BC-AD900? They lived in what is today southern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.
The Olmec
The Maya
The Inca
The Aztec
What is pok-a-tok?
A board game played by the Maya
A game similar to tic-tac-toe
A popular ball game played in Mesoamerica
A form of writing used by the Aztecs.
Who settled on the shores of Lake Texcoco in Mesoamerica and lived between AD 1325- 1521?
The Inca
The Aztecs
The Maya
The Olmec
The Aztec ruler, Montezuma II, was defeated by which Spanish Explorer who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando de Soto
Hernan Cortes
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Amerigo Vespucci
Which culture lived along the Pacific coast of South America from AD 1400-1533?
The Inca
The Aztec
The Olmec
The Maya
Which explorer entered the Inca Empire?
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco Pizzaro
Christopher Columbus
Who explored the land north and west of Florida and along the Mississippi River in 1541?
Hernan Cortes
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
Hernando de Soto
Which explorer sailed for both England and Holland and made a total of four voyages to explore North America?
John Cabot
Giovanni da Verazzano
Jaques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Which Italian explorer was sponsored by France to explore North America and sailed near New York Harbor and Newfoundland seeking the Northwest Passage?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Henry Hudson
Jaques Cartier
Amerigo Vespucci
Potatoes were a new food brought to Europe from the Americas.
True
False
What are privateers?
People paid by governments to rob ships. They were legal pirates.
Just another name for pirates who worked for themselves and robbed ships carrying valuable cargo.
People who were independent fisherman.
Sailors who would work for any country rather than just one.
90% of Native Americans died of diseases that were brought by Europeans to the new world.
True
False
Horses, cattle, and writing were all things brought to the Americas from Europe that helped Native Americans and affected their lives.
True
False
