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WorksheetsUnit 2, Topic 1 and 2 European Explorers
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Scarcity is
An abundance of an item
Not enough of an item
The amount of an item available
The amount of an item people want
Demand is
An abundance of an item
Not enough of an item
The amount of an item available
The amount of an item people want
Supply is
An abundance of an item
Not enough of an item
The amount of an item available
The amount of an item people want
During the 1400s _____ for spices increased dramatically
Demand
Supply
______ controlled trade throughout the 1400s
Italians
Spanish
French
Ottomans
As demand goes up, price goes
Up
Down
Does not change
As demand goes down, price goes
Up
Down
Does not change
As supply goes down, price goes
Up
Down
Does not change
As supply goes up, price goes
Up
Down
Does not change
The three motivations for exploration are
Glory
God
Geography
Gold
Catholic missionaries were largely motivated by
Glory
Gold
God
King Phillip II of Spain made a statement about gold, "We now have to penetrate into the bowels of the earth [to get gold] which requires a greater effort, skill, and outlay."
The statement shows a decrease in the gold supply
The statement shows an increase in the gold supply
The statement shows no change in the gold supply
The statement shows a decrease in the gold demand
Most early European explorers travelled _____ to get to the New World
North
South
East
West
Christopher Columbus landed on the North American Continent in
1400
1492
1500
1592
Columbus was sponsored, or given money to travel, by
King Henry IV and Queen Mary
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Czar Peter III
Empress Wu Zeitan
Columbus arrived on the island of ______ but thought he reached ______
Australia, Europe
Dreams, his goal
Hispaniola, Asia
Greenland, Iceland
Columbus had 3 ships, the
Nina, Pinta, Santa Garcia
Nina, Pinto, Santa Martin
Nine, Pistachio, Santa Claus
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
After Columbus made 3 voyages to the New World, the end result was
He was showered with glory for finding so much land and riches
He did not find any land even after 3 attempts
He befriended the locals and politely asked them to work with him and they all worked together
He lost his title and nobility after not finding riches and insulting the queen by sending 500 slaves
Cabot landed in modern day
Canada
Mexico
America
Asia
On Cabot's second voyage he
Found a route to Asia
Was taken hostage by indigenous people
Was lost at sea to a severe storm
Met up with Columbus on Hispaniola
Select two common challenges faced by explorers
They couldn't get any satellite signal at sea
Rebellions from the crew and indigenous people
Problematic weather such as hurricanes and storms
They couldn't load enough of the riches they found on their boats
Bartolome Las Casas was different from many early explorers because he
Wanted to get rich in the African slave trade
Wanted to tax the indigenous people for providing services
Wanted to teach Catholicism only to Spanish soldiers
Wanted to free slave and give rights to indigenous people
Las Casas, Cortes, and Columbus all explored on behalf of
France
England
Spain
Russia
Cortes is best known for conquering the
Maya
Inca
Aztec
True or False: Cortes was likely only able to defeat the Aztec because a wave of smallpox killed a large percentage of the population first
True
False
True or False: After Jaques Cartier's voyage the French sent expeditions at least once a year
True
False
Hernando De Soto explored for
England
France
Spain
Russia
Sir Walter Raleigh came to the New World
To take land from Columbus
To start English colonies
To start fur trading with the French
Sir Francis Drake grew up
In Europe
In the New World
A privateer is a legal form of a
Lawyer
Doctor
Pirate
Teacher
A news headline reads "Sir Francis Drake returns a hero with riches galore!" What nation is that newspaper from?
Spain
England
France
A news headline reads "Il Drake "The Dragon" wreaks havoc on helpless ships and robs them of our treasure" what nation is the newspaper from?
Spain
England
France
Many of the later European explorers were looking for a water route to Asia known as
Northwest Passage
Southeast Passage
North America Passage
Asia Trade Passage
The Europeans wanted to find the Northwest Passage in order to
Be able to fight a war against Asia
Find a way around the Ottomans and get spices cheaper
Sell their abundance of spices to Asia
Find a faster route to North America
Sir Francis Drake was
Beloved by indigenous people for fighting for their rights
A privateer for the Spanish that attacked English ships
The first European to discover the North American continent
The first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe
Circumnavigate means
Sail towards a circular chain of islands
Travel all the way around the globe
Draw an accurate circle to represent the globe
Figure out the circumference of
Samuel de Champlain impressed Henry IV by
Sending drawings, maps, and descriptions back to France
Inviting the king to see it
Sending back 500 slaves to prove the might of French soldiers
He didn't impress him, he was not able to make landfall
All of the explorers in this unit were from
Asia
America
Europe
Australia
Trying to learn about European and Indigenous feelings on exploration is also known as learning about
Different perspectives
The same perspective
One person's feelings
Its not part of learning
A person who makes maps is a
Geographer
Radiographer
Sonographer
Cartographer
