WorksheetsExplorers 5th grade
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
One of the first Europeans to land in North America
Prince Henry
Leif Ericsson
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Early supporter of exploration and navigation
Bartolomeu Dias
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernando de Soto
Prince Henry
Sailed around the Cape of Good Hope
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortes
Bartolomeu Dias
Francisco de Coronado
Crossed the Indian Ocean and reached Asia
Vasco de Gama
Juan Ponce de Leon
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Searched for a western route to Asia; landed in North America
Hernan Cortes
Christopher Columbus
Francisco de Coronado
Hernando de Soto
Led an expedition to Mexico and conquered the Aztec
Hernando de Soto
Juan Ponce de Leon
Francisco de Coronado
Hernan Cortes
Claimed land for Spain in the present-day Southwest
Francisco de Coronado
Leif Ericsson
Prince Henry
Vasco da Gama
Settled the island of Puerto Rico and explored Florida
Hernando de Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Juan Ponce de Leon
Bartolomeu Dias
Led an expedition through the present-day Southeast
Vasco da Gama
Hernando de Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world
Hernan Cortes
Prince Henry
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
This tool measured the height of the sun or a star above the horizon
compass
astrolabe
maps
caravel
A Spanish conqueror
conquistador
merchant
expedition
epidemic
Europeans introduced crops such as ______ and ____ to the Americas.
wheat
grapes
corn
potatoes
The Europeans returned with vegetables such as ____ and ____.
wheat
grapes
corn
potatoes
Which explorer started his expedition near the Pacific Ocean?
Ponce de Leon
Coronado
Prince Henry
Vasco da Gama
