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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What country did NOT explore Texas?
Britain
France
Spain
America
Which explorer sought out looking for the Seven Cities of Gold?
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Hernan Cortes
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sier de la Salle
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
What was the first and largest reason for exploration in the Americas?
Seeking to learn about new cultures in the world.
Seeking quick voyages.
Seeking wealth and riches.
Seeking new animals and plants.
Why did explorers first travel west of Europe?
seeking a quicker land route to Asia.
seeking a route to Africa.
seeking a quicker water route to Asia.
seeking to convert more people to Christianity.
What were those exploring for GLORY hoping to accomplish?
They were hoping to become famous.
They were hoping to convert people to Christianity.
They were hoping to find a quick route to Australia.
They were hoping to bring new foods and spices back to their nation.
What is NOT one of the results of exploration of the Americas?
The exchange of new foods between Europe and the Americas.
The sharing of wealth between European countries.
The exchange of new diseases between Europe and the Americas.
The exchange of animals between Europe and the Americas.
Which explorer was a french explorer that established a colony in Texas and also explored the Mississippi River?
Hernan Cortes
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Why do we know so much about Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's experiences in the Americas 500 years later?
He left stories carved on rocks in the Grand Canyon.
He did a YouTube video about his time in the Americas.
He wrote a book about his years in the Americas.
The Native Americans wrote stories about his time with them.
Which group of people began to struggle for land and water?
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Native Americans
What is being described: Gold, God, and Glory?
Reasons for exploring the Great Lakes.
Reasons for seeking a water route to Asia.
Reasons people become famous.
Reasons for exploration of the Americas.
