WorksheetsCh. 2 Age of Exploration
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 26mins
The global trading of plants, animals, diseases, and ideas begun after Columbus's first voyage is known as __________________.
The Great Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
The New World Exchange
The American Exchange
Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had discovered:
North America
a western route to Asia
an ancient civilization
Cuba and Hispaniola
This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.
Francisco Pizarro
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
What religious goal inspired many European explorers?
to visit holy sites
to live in poverty
to spread their beliefs
to learn about other faiths
Who were the "conquistadors?"
catholic missionaries
Spanish explorers
Aztec rulers
French adventurers
Who funded Christopher Columbus' expedition to the New World?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
King Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Which 2 countries were early leaders in exploration
Spain and Ireland
Portugal and Greece
Spain and India
Portugal and Spain
a territory that is controlled by a stronger country
colony
conquistador
caravel
Middle Passage
a scientific instrument that was used to determine a ship's location by measuring the angle of the sun or a star
compass
latitude
longitude
astrolabe
#7. What did explorers hope to find in the new land?
slaves
gold/riches
fresh water
new types of flowers
#8. Henry the Navigator set up a school for:
doctors to learn about scurvy
to train sailors
learning to build boats
learning new languages
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to
Africa
America
Asia
Europe
Why did the rulers of Spain want a shorter route to the East Indies?
to practice fighting wars
to study a different culture
to send away their prisoners
to get silks and spices
Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases?
They were forced to work as slaves in the mines.
They got tired of giving European settlers free food.
They did not have the technology of gunpowder or swords.
They were exposed for the first time to some kinds of sicknesses.
Juan Ponce de Leon looked for
the Seven Cities of Gold
a shortcut to Asia
a site for a mission
the fountain of youth
Columbus and other explorers thought that they had reached Asia, but in time they realized the land was actually
Africa
a new continent
Australia
Spain
True or False: Before he set out to explore, Christopher Columbus knew that North and South America existed.
True
False
Prince Henry opened a school for sailors to teach navigation and ______
shipbuilding
mapmaking
fishing
farming
Who was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?
Leif Ericson
Ponce de Leon
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
The Columbian Exchange brought only positive changes to the lives of Native Americans.
True
False
