WorksheetsCh. 2 Lesson 1: Why did the Spanish Explore the Americas?
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
What navigation tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
magnetic compass
astrolabe
telescope
maps
Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?
astrolabe
magnetic compass
maps
none of them
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
Leif Ericsson
Vasco de Gama
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Diaz
Why did the king and queen of Spain agree to fund Columbus's voyage?
They wanted to profit from trade and spread Christianity.
They wanted to move to an island in the Caribbean Sea.
They were hoping to invade other Asian countries.
They wanted to trade with Native Americans
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
north
south
east
west
What did Columbus name the area where he landed on his first voyage?
America
New Spain
Taino
West Indies
Why did Cortes take Moctezuma prisoner?
Moctezuma had not welcomed Cortes and his men.
He wanted to conquer the Aztecs.
He was afraid of the Aztecs' superior weapons.
He wanted to take Moctezuma back to Spain.
What item from the Columbian Exchange MOST helped the Native Americans?
corn and potatoes
gold and silver
horses
bananas and sugar cane
How did mapmakers help European sailors improve their navigation?
They made more accurate maps.
They taught the sailors how to operate the new caravel ship.
Their maps showed the dangerous areas of land routes.
They could tell them how fast their shop was going.
Which explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the earth?
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Ponce de Leon
Early European explorers landed in North and South America. The explorers were really looking for a faster way to get to.....
Atlantis
Africa
Asia
Australia
Why were explorers like Columbus able to claim land and resources in North and South America for the Europeans even though it was inhabited by Native Americans?
The King and Queen offered to sail the Native Americans back to Europe if the Native Americans would let the white explorers use their land and natural resources.
The Native Americans were virtually defenseless against the Europeans advanced technology and weapons.
The Europeans promised to give the Native Americans food and shelter in exchange for their land.
The Native Americans thought the Europeans were gods and worshiped them.
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.
Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.
It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere
The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration
The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.
Which is a result of Europeans exploring the Americas?
A new and faster water route to Asia for European merchants to buy and sell goods.
An exchange of resources like plants and animals as well as diseases an idea between Europe and the Americas.
All Native Americans died from diseases the Europeans brought to the Americas when they arrived.
50% of the Europeans died from diseases explorers contracted while in the Americas.
A Spanish explorer who came to the Americas in the 1500s and claimed large areas of land for Spain was called a
conquistador
colony
pilgrim
pioneer
His name was eventually used in naming the continents North and South America. He was the man who finally figured out they were not in Asia. He sailed down the coast of South America.
John Cabot
Juan Ponce de Leon
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Balboa is known for two important reasons:
He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
He set up colonies in South America.
He discovered Asia.
He was the first European to go on an expedition for Spain.
