WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Early European explorers landed in North and South America. The explorers were really looking for a faster way to get to ___________.
Atlantis
Asia
Africa
Australia
Why was it difficult for Columbus to get the king and queen to fund his voyage?
The king and queen did not like silk and spices.
The king and queen had enough gold.
The king and queen did not need any natural resources.
His voyage was expensive and risky.
The European were willing to make the long dangerous journey to trade good and make a profit. What is the definition of profit?
small or short supply
a large supply
financial gain
situation involving danger
Which statement best summarizes the reason the early Europeans decided to explore the world?
Kings and queens would journey across the see to get the natural resources their people needed.
European Kings and Queens were searching for allies from other countries.
Europeans monarchs and explorers wanted to share their natural resources with other countries.
There was a scarcity of natural resources in Europe. The explorers were willing to take a risk and travel by land or sea to Asia to meet the supply and demand for goods. The explorers were also trying to get rich and profit from trading.
Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
What religious goal inspired many explorers?
to visit holy sites
to live in poverty
to spread their religious beliefs
to learn about other faiths
The first explorer to reach the "New World" at that time claimed lands for the King of Spain. He was ___________ .
Henry Hudson
Giovanni Verrazano
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Which explorer explored the land that connects the Americas and became the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Cartier
Columbus
de Soto
Christopher Columbus was an Italian man, but was sponsored by another country. Which country sponsored his expedition?
Italy
France
Spain
England
He founded Canada for England.
Henry Hudson
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Newfoundland
A map maker who created a world map including the unknown continent and named it America.
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Martin Waldseemuller
What fraction of Magellan's ships returned to Spain at the end of the voyage in 1522?
one-fifth
two-fifths
two-thirds
fourth-fifths
Did Ferdinand Magellan sail completely around the world?
yes
no
Who were the king and queen who sent Christopher Columbus on his expedition?
(a)
How many months did it take Christopher Columbus to get to the new world?
(a)
