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WorksheetsSS Week 3
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
In the __________, explorers traveled to distant lands in search of resources and riches.
Age of Empires
Age of Exploration
Age of Travelers
Age of Vikings
__________, a Viking, landed in Newfoundland, off the coast of what is now Canada, in the year 1000 C.E.
Bartolomeu Dias
Leif Erikson
Marco Polo
Prince Henry the Navigator
__________ started the first school of navigation in Sagres, Portugal.
Bartolomeu Dias
Leif Erikson
Marco Polo
Prince Henry the Navigator
500 years after Norse explorers came to the Americas, more European explorers came to which part of the Americas?
Newfoundland
Massachusetts
the Caribbean
Mexico
Columbus and his men overpowered the __________, and within 50 years, most of them were gone due to disease, war, and enslavement.
Cherokee
Delaware
Choctaw
Taíno
New crops like sugar and __________ were grown by Europeans.
corn
potatoes
tobacco
wheat
__________’s goal was to find a faster trade route between Europe and Asia.
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de León
Henry Hudson
__________ reached North America, landing on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York.
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Juan Ponce de León
_________ explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France.
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
Juan Ponce de León
Henry Hudson
The motives of exploration are often referred to as the three Gs. What does this stand for?
gold, God, gems
goals, God, glory
gold, God, glory
goals, God, gems
Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.
Africa
Europe
Russia
South America
__________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.
Courage
Land
Money
Religion
The __________ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.
American Exchange
Columbian Exchange
European Exchange
Trade Exchange
In exchange for __________, Europeans brought wheat, rye, barley, and oats to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
corn and potatoes
lettuce and corn
potatoes and lettuce
corn and peanuts
The American Indians made a special connection with __________, using them for hunting, travel, and trade.
cattle
crops
guns
horses
A shared belief among native tribes was that everything in their environment was __________ and treated with respect.
alive
extinct
frail
functional
Slave traders brought people from __________, making the dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
Europe
Portugal
Spain
West Africa
Europeans brought many __________ to the Americas, resulting in the deaths of many American Indians.
crops
diseases
slaves
tools
__________ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find location.
Astrolabe navigation
Celestial navigation
Sextant navigation
Quadrant navigation
This is a navigation instrument that uses the light from the sun and North Star.
quadrant
sextant
celestial
astrolabe
What description best describes Christopher Columbus' travels?
regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas
landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River
What description best describes Jacques Cartier's travels?
explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River
explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
What description best describes Juan Ponce de León's travels?
regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas
explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France
explored present-day Florida
landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York
What description best describes Henry Hudson's travels?
explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York
What description best describes John Cabot's travels?
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York
explored present-day Florida
What description best describes Samuel de Champlain's travels?
explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River
explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France
regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
What description best describes Robert de La Salle's travels?
explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France
landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York
explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River
explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada
