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Columbus etc

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Explorer who walked across Asia

a)

Marcus Aurelius

b)

Marc Antonio

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Matteo Paulis

2.

Last Muslim city in Spain

a)

Cordobo

b)

Toledo

c)

Salamanca

d)

Granada

3.

First to Sail Around Africa to India

a)

Vespucci

b)

Magellan

c)

Da Gama

d)

Marco Antonio

4.

Spain's major rival in exploration

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Holland

5.

City that fell to the Turks in 1493, who then cut off trade to the far east

a)

Vienna

b)

Athens

c)

Constantinople

d)

Cairo

6.

Where was Columbus born

a)

Genoa, Italy

b)

Lisbon, Portugal

c)

Sevilla, Spain

d)

Constantinople

7.

Columbus ships were

a)

Galleons

b)

Clippers

c)

Caravels

d)

Ships of the Line

8.

Columbus made landfall on which date

a)

12 October

b)

9 November

c)

25 December

d)

31 December

9.

What did Columbus call the land he first saw

a)

Guatemala

b)

San Salvador

c)

Hispanola

d)

Cuba

10.

Brothers of a sailing family that commanded Columbus' ships

a)

Rodriguez

b)

Pinzon

c)

Alvarado

d)

Martinez

11.

People that Columbus first met

a)

Aztec

b)

Taino

c)

Maya

d)

Pueblo

12.

Columbus believed that he was

a)

in a whole new world

b)

Arabia

c)

Japan

d)

India

13.

Columbus believed that the world was

a)

1/4 its actual size

b)

flat

c)

egg shaped

d)

one of many parallel worlds

14.

Colombus saw the mouth of the

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Orinoco River

d)

Potomac River

15.

Columbus visied Guatemala on his ___ Voyage

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

16.

The Americas are named for

a)

Columbus

b)

Da Gama

c)

Vespucci

d)

Ugly Betty