WorksheetsEuropean Explorers
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This was the first European explorer to reach India by sea.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
2.
This explorer was the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope. He opened up a sea route to Asia.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
3.
This European created a school for sailors and taught them how to use new navigational tools and techniques.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
4.
This explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and inspired future explorers.
a)
Prince Henry
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Christopher Columbus
5.
This European is credited with discovering Canada.
a)
John Cabot
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
6.
This explorer led conquistadors on a mission to defeat the Incan empire.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
7.
This explorer discovered Rio de Janeiro, called his findings the "New World", and had America named after him.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
8.
This explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. This means that they sailed all the way around the world.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
9.
This explorer led the campaign to conquer the Aztec people of Mexico in the name of Spain.
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Amerigo Vespucci
c)
Ferdinand Magellan
d)
Hernan Cortes
10.
Which European country sponsored the most explorers?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Portugal
d)
France
11.
Who claimed Florida for his European sponsor?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
John Cabot
c)
Juan Ponce de Leon
d)
Hernan Cortes
12.
What were the most common motives for explorers?
a)
Claiming riches and land
b)
To spread Christianity and find a route to Asia
c)
Claiming land and spreading Christianity
d)
To find a route to Asia
13.
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
a)
They were forced to work as slaves in the mines.
b)
They got tired of giving European settlers free food.
c)
They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.
d)
They were exposed for the first time to some kinds of sicknesses.
14.
Juan Ponce de León looked for
a)
the Seven Cities of Gold in Kansas.
b)
a shortcut to Asia.
c)
a site for a mission in Mexico.
d)
the fountain of youth in Florida.
15.
Hernán Cortés fought against
a)
the Aztecs in Mexico.
b)
the Seminoles in Florida.
c)
the Incas in South America.
d)
the Mayas in Central America.
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