WorksheetsThe Life of Christopher Columbus
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
In what year did Columbus sailed from Europe to the Americas?
1492
1495
1542
1547
He sailed across the Atlantic thinking he was going to find a quicker way to....
Africa
Asia
Europe
He wanted to travel west to reach China to find spices such as:
beans and rice
flour and coffee
cinnamon and ginger
coriander and garlic
Columbus needed funds for his exploration, so the King and Queen of (a) gave him money to buy ships
The ships were named the La Niña, (a) , and La Santa Maria.
What did Columbus use to help him navigate the journey?
binoculars
the moon and the stars
compass
How many months did it take them to reach land after sailing from Spain?
1 month
2 months
3 months
4 months
What does it mean to be enslaved?
Someone who is forced to be under "ownership" of someone else.
Action or activity of going from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.
Take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom
At the time many people believed that the Earth was flat.
True
False
Columbus returned to Spain with new foods from the islands like...
oranges, tomatoes, and peanuts
apples, strawberries, and pears
avocados, pineapples, and corn
Columbus sailed to many of the islands in the Caribbean, calling this area the _________
New Continent
New World
New York
New Spain
The sailors ate stew made from salt, meat, and bones. They did not eat many fruits and vegetables, and that caused many to suffer from a disease called _____
scurvy
scarvy
scorvy
Many sailors believed that the world was flat, they feared falling off the edge of the Earth.
True
False
Columbus and his crew soon began to take the Indigenous people they met as __________ and servants.
helpers
priests
prisioners
Many of these prisoners were ________, taken back to Spain, and forced to work under difficult conditions. Their
enslaved
endocrined
freed
Columbus sailed to the Americas in _ for the 4th time, hoping he would get to Asia.
1505
1502
1503
1507
Christopher Columbus died in _____
1506
1507
1508
1509
The ________ was the flagship of the journey. The flagship is the lead ship of a voyage.
La Pinta
La Niña
La Santa Maria
Where was Christopher Columbus born?
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Greece
Why is Columbus Day not celebrated anymore?
For many Indigenous peoples, Columbus Day is a controversial holiday. This is because Columbus is viewed not as a discoverer, but rather as a colonizer. His arrival led to the forceful taking of land and set the stage for widespread death and loss of Indigenous ways of life.
True
False
