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SS Week 3

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the __________, explorers traveled to distant lands in search of resources and riches.

a)

Age of Empires

b)

Age of Exploration

c)

Age of Travelers

d)

Age of Vikings

2.

__________, a Viking, landed in Newfoundland, off the coast of what is now Canada, in the year 1000 C.E.

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

3.

__________ started the first school of navigation in Sagres, Portugal.

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Prince Henry the Navigator

4.

500 years after Norse explorers came to the Americas, more European explorers came to which part of the Americas?

a)

Newfoundland

b)

Massachusetts

c)

the Caribbean

d)

Mexico

5.

Columbus and his men overpowered the __________, and within 50 years, most of them were gone due to disease, war, and enslavement.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Delaware

c)

Choctaw

d)

Taíno

6.

New crops like sugar and __________ were grown by Europeans.

a)

corn

b)

potatoes

c)

tobacco

d)

wheat

7.

__________’s goal was to find a faster trade route between Europe and Asia.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Juan Ponce de León

d)

Henry Hudson

8.

__________ reached North America, landing on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Henry Hudson

d)

Juan Ponce de León

9.

_________ explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Juan Ponce de León

d)

Henry Hudson

10.

The motives of exploration are often referred to as the three Gs. What does this stand for?

a)

gold, God, gems

b)

goals, God, glory

c)

gold, God, glory

d)

goals, God, gems

11.

Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Russia

d)

South America

12.

__________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

a)

Courage

b)

Land

c)

Money

d)

Religion

13.

The __________ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.

a)

American Exchange

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

European Exchange

d)

Trade Exchange

14.

In exchange for __________, Europeans brought wheat, rye, barley, and oats to the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

a)

corn and potatoes

b)

lettuce and corn

c)

potatoes and lettuce

d)

corn and peanuts

15.

The American Indians made a special connection with __________, using them for hunting, travel, and trade.

a)

cattle

b)

crops

c)

guns

d)

horses

16.

A shared belief among native tribes was that everything in their environment was __________ and treated with respect.

a)

alive

b)

extinct

c)

frail

d)

functional

17.

Slave traders brought people from __________, making the dangerous journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Europe

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

West Africa

18.

Europeans brought many __________ to the Americas, resulting in the deaths of many American Indians.

a)

crops

b)

diseases

c)

slaves

d)

tools

19.

__________ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find location.

a)

Astrolabe navigation

b)

Celestial navigation

c)

Sextant navigation

d)

Quadrant navigation

20.

This is a navigation instrument that uses the light from the sun and North Star.

a)

quadrant

b)

sextant

c)

celestial

d)

astrolabe

21.

What description best describes Christopher Columbus' travels?

a)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

d)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

22.

What description best describes Jacques Cartier's travels?

a)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

b)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

c)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

d)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

23.

What description best describes Juan Ponce de León's travels?

a)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

b)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

c)

explored present-day Florida

d)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

24.

What description best describes Henry Hudson's travels?

a)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

b)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

c)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

d)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

25.

What description best describes John Cabot's travels?

a)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

b)

explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

c)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

d)

explored present-day Florida

26.

What description best describes Samuel de Champlain's travels?

a)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

b)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

c)

regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

d)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

27.

What description best describes Robert de La Salle's travels?

a)

explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

b)

landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

c)

explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

d)

explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada