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Week 3 Studies Weekly

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to 
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
2.
To study the past, an archaeologist specialized in learning from 
a)
artifacts
b)
books
3.
Why did European Explorers come to the Americas? 
a)
to gain land and wealth for their country 
b)
to fight the American Indians
4.
Which of the following tools was used by European explorers to help navigate? 
a)
astrolabe
b)
flag
5.
Which of the following was a motivation for European Exploration? 
a)
To become friends with American Indians
b)
To find a route to Asia 
6.
'New World' was a name given to the Americas by 
a)
American Indians 
b)
European Explorers
7.
Why did explorers plant flags? 
a)
to teach Christianity 
b)
to claim land for their country 
8.
What religious goal inspired many European explorers? 
a)
to learn about other faiths
b)
to spread their religious beliefs
9.
Which foods came from Americas? 
a)
Wheat & Rice 
b)
Potatoes & Squash 
10.
What did Juan Ponce de Leon look for? 
a)
Fountain of Youth 
b)
A shortcut to Asia 
11.
Which explorer was born in Italy but sailed for Spain? 
a)
Ferdinand Magellan 
b)
Christopher Columbus 
12.
Which explorer had 3 major waterways named after him?  The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait. 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Henry Hudson 
13.
The 3 G's 
Describes the major motivations for Europeans to explore the New World?  What are the 3 G's?
a)
Gold God Power 
b)
Gold God Glory 
14.
Explorers wanted to find gold and get rich.  Which G is described? 
a)
God 
b)
Glory 
c)
Gold 
15.
Explorers wanted to claim new lands for their country to get more power. Which G is described? 
a)
Gold 
b)
God 
c)
Glory 
16.
The flow of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and Europe. Animals and crops from one side of the Atlantic were introduced to the other side. Sailors also brought ideas from one land to another.  What is being described? 
a)
Christopher Columbus 
b)
Idea Exchange 
c)
Fair Trade 
d)
Columbian Exchange 
17.
A settlement is a 
a)
small, newly built community 
b)
group of people who travel together 
18.

Christopher Columbus is regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Samuel de Champlain explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

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

a)

Robert de La Salle

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Columbus

21.

who explored present-day Florida?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Columbus

c)

Cartier

d)

Juan Ponce de Leon