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Draft Age of European Exploration Part TWO

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a caravel?

a)

getting, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves

b)

the process of planning a route and finding one’s location

c)

a journey or voyage

d)

a medium-sized, light, fast sailing ship

2.

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Easter and Western hemispheres:

a)

expedition

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

slave trade

d)

navigation

3.

A journey or voyage is called:

a)

a caravel

b)

a merchant

c)

an expedition

d)

a patron

4.

A merchant is someone who:

a)

buys and sells goods for a profit

b)

supports another person financially

c)

goes on an expedition

d)

is in charge of the slave trade

5.

The process of planning a route and finding one's location:

a)

expedition

b)

caravel

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

navigation

6.

A patron is someone who:

a)

buys and sells goods for a profit

b)

goes on an expedition

c)

supports another person financially

d)

is in charge of the slave trade

7.

What is the slave trade?

a)

the process of planning a route and finding one's location

b)

the movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

c)

buying and selling goods for a profit

d)

getting, transporting, and selling human beings as slaves

8.

Why did some European rulers agree to be patrons for explorers?

a)

They believed the explorers could find new animals that they could keep for pets.

b)

They could earn money, gain land, and spread Christianity in the new lands.

c)

Most explorers were their relatives, so they wanted to help them succeed.

9.

What did people learn and do at Prince Henry’s school?

a)

examined information

b)

invented new tools

c)

improved sea travel

d)

all of these

10.

What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage?

a)

One of his ships was the first ship to sail completely around the world.

b)

None of his ships ever returned to Spain.

c)

He found a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.

11.

Where did Ponce de Leon begin his journey?

a)

Mexico

b)

Peurto Rico

c)

Cuba

12.

Which explorer started his expedition near the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Leon

b)

Coronado

c)

DeSoto

13.

Which TWO ways show how Native Americans were NEGATIVELY affected by the Europeans' arrival.

a)

They learned about new types of food.

b)

They caught diseases brought over by Europeans.

c)

Some were forced into slavery and others were forced to adopt Christianity as their religion.

d)

Horses were introduced to their population which helped them in areas such as travel and hunting.

14.

What did Europeans introduce to the "new world" during the Columbian Exchange?

a)

wheat

b)

grapes

c)

corn

d)

horses

e)

potatoes

15.

Europeans returned to Europe during the Columbian Exchange with:

a)

wheat

b)

grapes

c)

corn

d)

horses

e)

potatoes

16.

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

a)

Africa

b)

America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

17.

Sailors used astrolabes to tell

a)

direction

b)

latitude

c)

speed

d)

time

18.

"New World" was a name given to the Americas by

a)

spice traders

b)

shipbuilders

c)

American Indians

d)

European Explorers

19.

To study the past, an archaeologist specializes in learning from:

a)

artifacts

b)

books

c)

interviews

d)

videos

20.

A compass works by Earth's

a)

large oceans

b)

magnetic fields

c)

spinning on its axis

d)

orbit around the sun

21.

Why did explorers plant flags?

a)

to teach Christianity

b)

to help American Indians

c)

to find their way back again

d)

to claim land for their country

22.

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

a)

To visit holy sites

b)

to live in poverty

c)

to spread their beliefs

d)

to learn about other faiths

23.

Which foods came from America?

a)

wheat and rice

b)

apples and pears

c)

lettuce and cabbage

d)

potatoes and squash

24.

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

a)

sell it for money

b)

feed it to animals

c)

eat it as soon as possible

d)

freeze it to store for the winter

25.

Where in Europe did Muslims build a great center of culture and learning?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

26.

After Martin Luther, Europe had many wars between

a)

Jews and Muslims

b)

traders and farmers

c)

sailors and explorers

d)

Protestants and Catholics

27.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

28.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

29.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

30.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Vasco de Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

31.

What was the motivation for Europeans to explore?

a)

The opportunity to gain wealth through the lucrative spice trade.

b)

Winning converts to Christianity and growing the church's population.

c)

The urge to gain fame and leave a legacy.

d)

All of these.

32.

How did the Columbian Exchange impact World History?

a)

The Columbian Exchange connected the entire globe for the first time bringing new goods and crops that reshaped cuisines and cultures.

b)

The Columbian Exchange allowed Europe to gain great wealth and control over many African territories.

c)

The Columbian Exchange connected Europe to Asia and allowed goods to be shipped back and forth quicker.

d)

The Columbian Exchange was a foreign exchange program where members from the old world and new world flip flopped and learned what it was like in other parts of the world.

33.

What European explorer is responsible for teaching future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

34.

Which is the best definition for circumnavigation?

a)

To make a complete circle

b)

To make a 180 degree rotation

c)

To be in a constant spin.

d)

None of these.

35.

Where did BOTH the Spanish and Portuguese establish colonies?

a)

Mesoamerica and South America

b)

North America

c)

Africa and Australia

d)

Other parts of Europe.

36.

Before the Age of Exploration, how did Europeans gain access to Asian goods?

a)

They paid to use trade routes controlled by the Italians

b)

They made a land journey that took months to complete.

c)

The Europeans did not have access to Asia.

d)

The Europeans went through the Americas to get to Asia.

37.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Jacques Cartier

38.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Jacques Cartier

39.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Jacques Cartier

40.

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Jacques Cartier

41.

___________________ offered a solution to the problems of the enconmienda system by suggesting countries use imported slaves to work the lands in the Americas.

a)

Bartolome de las Casas

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

King Ferdinand of Spain

d)

The Puritans

42.

Who conquered the Aztecs?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

43.

Who conquered the Incas?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

44.

____________ is a centuries long process of seizing lands in the Iberian Peninsula back from Muslim control. It fosters a Crusader Mentality that helps European nations justify taking lands in the Americas from Natives.

a)

Reconquista

b)

Mission System

c)

Encomienda System

d)

Columbian Exchange

45.

Smaller, lighter ship designed by Prince Henry the Navigator. It helped sailors get to a destination quicker.

a)

Caravel

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Compass

d)

Sextant

46.

What 4 countries established colonies in the Americas from the list below?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Netherlands

d)

Spain

e)

Portugal

47.
conquistadors
a)
people who bought and sold goods
b)
and organized journey
c)
conqueror
48.
expedition 
a)
an organized journey usually led by a conquistador
b)
a group of nations or people ruled by a single group or leader
c)
an organized journey
49.
empire
a)
conquerors 
b)
a group of nations or people who are ruled by a single group or leader
c)
to sail around the world
50.
circumnavigate
a)
to sail completely around the world
b)
helped sailors know how far north or south they were
c)
helped sailors know which direction they were headed
51.
Columbian Exchange
a)
the movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and disease between the eastern and western hemispheres
b)
the buying and selling of goods
c)
an outbreak of disease that spread quickly
52.
epidemic
a)
the movement of people, animals, plants, cultures, and disease between the eastern and western hemispheres
b)
an outbreak of disease that spread quickly
c)
great harm
53.
How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?
a)
He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
b)
He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
c)
He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
d)
Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage
54.

What is the name of the voyage West Coast African slaves took to the Americas?

a)

The Middle Passage

b)

The Long Journey

c)

The Long Passage

d)

The Middle Journey

55.
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
a)
racism
b)
colony
c)
mercantalism
d)
ethnocentric
56.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
57.
Christopher Columbus
a)
First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
b)
Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
c)
Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
d)
First European to make it to North America
58.
In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?
a)
They died from starvation
b)
They died from disease
c)
They died from battle
d)
They died from poor nutrition 
59.
Why were the diseases from the Europeans so deadly to the Native Americans?
a)
Don't click here, its not the correct answer.
b)
Nor is this option. Keep reading.
c)
Try again. Select this and you will be wrong.
d)
They had no medicines or immunity to the diseases
60.
When was the Age of Exploration?
a)
1095-1291
b)
1860-1865
c)
1400-1500
d)
1450-1700
61.
Europeans began exploring the world because they wanted to:
a)
gain riches from Asia like silk and spices
b)
prove that the world was flat
c)
discover a New World
d)
All of these are true
62.
Ships that made long distance ocean voyages possible were:
a)
Caravels
b)
Astrolabes
c)
Titanics
d)
Voyagers
63.
The motivation to explore for Europeans included:
a)
the desire to spread their religion
b)
the need to move to a new continent
c)
the need to build new and better ships
d)
All of these
64.
The goal of Columbus's first voyage was to:
a)
Go around Africa to Asia
b)
Find the New World
c)
Conquer the Aztec Empire
d)
Get to Asia by sailing West across the Atlantic
65.
The first explorer to sail around Africa to Asia was:
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Henry Hudson
66.
Who is credited with figuring out that Columbus had not discovered Asia, but a New World?
a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Amerigo Vespucci
d)
John Cabot
67.
Which item would belong in Column A on this chart?
a)
Corn
b)
Horses
c)
Wheat
d)
Diseases
68.
Which item belongs in Column B on this chart?
a)
Corn 
b)
Horses
c)
Potatoes
d)
All of these
69.
Which Explorer was looking for a route to Asia?
a)
Da Gama
b)
Columbus
c)
Hudson
d)
All of these
70.

What famous early global connector left Venice, Italy and traveled along the silk road?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Zheng He

d)

Christopher Columbus

71.

Which of the following do you think was a good motive for explorers in the the 1100’s?

a)

To discover a new religion since there was only Hinduism at the time

b)

To try to gain wealth, fame, and spread their religion

c)

To try to reach Australia and bring back exotic animals

d)

To try and capture people to make them slaves

72.

What was the name of the Portuguese leader who led the first big wave of European Exploration by teaching explorers new sailing techniques and promoting the idea of finding Christian allies and Gold?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco Da Gama

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

73.

What country under leader Queen Isabella set out with great success after the Portuguese? Explorers included Columbus, Cortes, Pizarro, and Balboa.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

Italy

74.

What Portuguese explorer and eventually his crew were the first to circumnavigate the Earth?

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Vasco Da Gama

c)

Prince Henry the Navigator

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

75.

The mixing of plants and animals between the Americas, Europe and the rest of the world because of European

exploration is referred to as _______________?

a)

The Arab World Trade Network

b)

The Columbian Exchange

c)

The Silk Road

d)

The Continental Network

76.

Which of the following best defines colonization?

a)

To control a group of people and buy and sell them as part of slave trade

b)

The action of one group fighting another group solely to spread religion

c)

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.

d)

The action of building new land where no people are to improve infrastructure

77.

This was a light, medium-sized ship developed by Portuguese Prince Henry in the 15th century.

It was fast, maneuverable, could sail upwind (against the wind), and only needing a small crew to operate.

This invention played a central role in the Age of Exploration, allowing Europeans to sail longer distances and cross oceans previously unknown to them.

a)

the caravel

b)

the caravan

c)

the magnetic compass

d)

the printing press

e)

the Titanic