WorksheetsThe first voyage around the world
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why did Magellan sail for the king and queen of Spain?
Because they offered to pay more than the king and queen of Portugal
Because Spain, rather than Portugal, agreed to pay for his expedition
Because Magellan renounced his Portuguese citizenship
Because the King of Spain wanted to become the richest man in the world
What was the purpose of Magellan’s journey that resulted in the first circumnavigation?
To sail to the Philippines
To sail around the world
To find a shortcut to the Spice Islands
To sail into the Pacific Ocean
What was NOT an obstacle Magellan faced on his expedition?
Scurvy
Weather
Starvation
Pirates
What happened last?
September 20, 1519
Magellan crossed the Straits of Magellan
Magellan and crew anchored near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crew members were executed for trying to take over the ship
What would be the question if the answer is “scurvy?”
Why did some natives agree to be converted?
What happened to the crew on March 6, 1521?
Why did Mactan attack Ferdinand Magellan?
What is the effect of a prolonged lack of vitamins c?
Which is true about Ferdinand Magellan?
Magellan was wounded in Guam trying to convert natives to Christianity
Magellan’s expedition failed to cross the Pacific Ocean
He completed the circumnavigation of the world
He died before circumnavigating the world
Juan Sebastian Del Cano…
successfully completed the circumnavigation under desperate conditions
successfully completed the circumnavigation under peaceful conditions
was captured trying to complete the circumnavigation
successfully completed the circumnavigation with most of his original supplies
Ferdinand Magellan was one of 18 sailors to return to Spain, thus completing the world’s first circumnavigation.
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The goal of Magellan’s journey was to circumnavigate the world.
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Magellan and his crew passed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean via the southern tip of South America
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Magellan and his crew were constantly on the lookout for Spanish
ships that might attack them.
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As Magellan’s crew entered the vast Atlantic Ocean, many suffered from the effects of starvation and scurvy.
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Following the death of Magellan, Juan Sebastian del Cano took control of the expedition
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Magellan was killed by native warriors in what is now the Philippines.
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Ferdinand Magellan named the Pacific Ocean
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18 sailors from Magellan’s expedition returned to Spain in 1522, thus completing the world’s first circumnavigation
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During the Age of Exploration
sailors knew the cause of scurvy
sailors believed scurvy was caused by a lack of Vitamin-c
sailors believed scurvy was caused by air over swamps
sailors believed scurvy was caused by spoiled meat
1. What does “intensified” mean in the following sentence?
As the disease worsened, bone and joint pain intensified and sailors would develop sores that failed to heal
magnified
clarified
erupted
became worse
