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Old and New World Exploration

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This explorer was from Spain. He believed he was in Asia, but really was in the Bahamas.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

Marco Polo

d)

John Cabot

2.

This explorer claimed land for France in Canada and helped create a settlement there.

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Jaques Cartier

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Marco Polo

3.

This explorer claimed land for England in the New World.

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortez

4.

This explorer wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Hernan Cortez

c)

John Cabot

d)

Marco Polo

5.

Which is NOT one of the 3 reasons for exploration?

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gifts

d)

Gold

6.

This explorer conquered native people in Mexico and claimed the land for Spain.

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Marco Polo

d)

John Cabot

7.

What was the route Marco Polo took to Asia called?

a)

Northwest Passage

b)

Silk Road

c)

Rocky Road

d)

Polo's Path

8.

What were the explorers trying to find in the New World?

a)

The Old World

b)

The Northwest Passage

c)

The Bahamas

d)

native peoples

9.

Which two continents were part of the New World? (choose two answers)

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

England

d)

Spain

10.

England, France, and Spain were known as the ___________________.

a)

Old World

b)

New World

c)

Canada

d)

Northwest Passage

11.

Who was North and South America named afte

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

George Washington

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

12.

Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to add more riches and land to their country?

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

13.

The _________ _____________ and the explorers had many disputes over the land.

a)

old world

b)

new world

c)

Silk Road

d)

native Americans

14.

Which motive for exploration means that explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the native peoples?

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

15.

What did the explorers need to make when they discovered and explored new places?

a)

maps

b)

friends

c)

books

d)

plans

16.

Which motive for explorations means that explorers wanted to find riches such as furs, silk, and spices?

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

17.

One goal of explorers was to make a lasting __________________.

a)

discovery

b)

passage

c)

settlement

d)

war

18.

Which was NOT a motivation for total exploration?

a)

economic

b)

political

c)

longitude

d)

social

19.

Discovered land now knows as New York which led to a very important settlement.

a)

Fransisco Coronado

b)

William Hilton

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Daniel Boone

20.

Helped the men as they traveled west to establish peaceful relationships with Native American tribes.

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Hernando DeSoto

d)

Henry Hudson

21.

He led to find the Wilderness Road which inspired many Americans to make settlements out west.

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Dr. Henry Woodward

c)

Fransisco Coronado

d)

Sacagawea

22.

Discovered the Grand Canyon and Mississippi River, but killed and captured natives as slaves. (choose two answers)

a)

Fransisco Coronado

b)

Dr. Henry Woodward

c)

Hernando DeSoto

d)

Daniel Boone

23.

Discovered land in South Carolina and helped to bring the plantation system to the New World.

a)

Hernando DeSoto

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

William Hilton

24.

Were hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore land out west known as the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

Fransisco Coronado

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Daniel Boone