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Chapter 2 Age of Exploration

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who first sailed to the Northern Seas and raided European towns?

a)

Eric the Red

b)

Vikings

c)

Native Americans

d)

Christopher Columbus

2.

What was one postive thing that happened because of the Columbian Exchange?

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3.

What was one negative thing that happened because of the Columbian Exchange?

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4.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

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5.

What was the Age of Exploration?

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6.

Leif Ericsson founded what country?

a)

Canada

b)

North America

c)

Alaska

d)

United States of America

7.

Is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it.

a)

North America

b)

The 13 Colonies

c)

Colony

d)

Settlement

8.

Who helped to financially support Christopher Columbus on his journey?

a)

The prince and princess

b)

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

c)

His parents

d)

Juan Ponce De Leon

9.

From Italy and explored for Spain. He thought he had found India but was wrong.

(a)  

10.

Taught schools of navigation and map-making as he wanted to know more about the world around him.

(a)  

11.

Was the very first European to explore around the Cape of Good Hope

(a)  

12.

Was looking for the Northwest Passage

(a)  

13.

This explorer wanted to be the FIRST person to travel completely around the globe but failed.

(a)  

14.

This explorer founded Florida in hopes to find the "Fountain of Youth"

(a)  

15.

BONUS: What were the names of Christopher Columbus's three ships?

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16.

Draw a PLANT from the New World

17.

Draw an ANIMAL from the New World