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Unit 2 Biography Cards

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why is Isabella 1st the only woman on the list? How did she get on this list?

a)

Because she is queen

b)

She helped support the voyages from America to Canada

c)

Society needs to be fair that’s why 😡

d)

She sponsored Columbus’s voyages

2.

Did Juan Ponce De Léon explore Canada or Florida?

a)

Canada, Quebec

b)

Canada

c)

Florida, Arizona

d)

Florida

3.

What did Ferdinand Magellan do?

a)

He led the first expedition to sail completely around the world, although he did not live to complete the voyage.

b)

Advanced the first sea travel to sail completely around the globe, sadly the expedition he went on was not complete due to him dying

c)

He led the first expedition to sell around the world, but did not live to complete it

d)

All of the above

4.

Vasco de Gama was…🤔?

a)

He reached India by sailing around Africa

b)

Spanish explorer, who led the first European expedition to see Mississippi river

c)

Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around Africa

d)

First, European to see the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of the Americas

e)

French explorer and founder of Quebec, Canada

5.

Bartholomeu Dias was…?

a)

And India explorer

b)

European explorer

c)

American explorer

d)

A leader

e)

A Portuguese explorer

6.

Who was an Italian merchant whose travels helped inspire European interest in Asia?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

Vancouver Núñez de Balboa

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Hernando de soto

7.

What country was named after Amerigo Vespucci?

a)

India

b)

America

c)

South America

d)

Europe

8.

Do you believe Ferdinand 2nd was married to Isabella 1st?

a)

Yes he was

b)

No, don’t think so

c)

It’s up to society

d)

I don’t know

9.

What fact did Ms. Abarca tell us about Vasco Núñez de balboa?

a)

A park was named after Vasco Núñez de balboa

b)

A swimming pool was named after him

c)

He built a farm and sold cows

d)

All of the above

10.

When was Christopher Columbus born 🤔?

a)

1452-1504

b)

2013-2085

c)

1253-1324

d)

1451-1500

e)

1451-1506

11.

What’s was Hernando Cortes the conquistador of?

a)

Aztec

b)

Inca

c)

Argon

d)

Castile

12.

Who was a Spanish explorer of the present - day southwestern United States?

a)

Francisco VassquezZ de Cooronado

b)

Juan Ponce de Léon

c)

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

d)

Bartholomeu Dias

e)

Hernando Cortés

13.

When was Henry Hudson born?

a)

Suspected to be born in 1653

b)

Suspected to be born in 1437

c)

Suspected to be born in 1565

d)

Suspected to be born in 1521

14.

Vasco de Grama was born during… 🤔?

a)

1300’s

b)

1400’s

c)

1500’s

d)

1600’s

e)

1700’s

15.

Who was the Spanish conquistador of the Inca Empire in South America?

a)

Pizza guy

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Pizarro

e)

Marco Polo

16.

What is Samuel de Champlain the founder of?

a)

America

b)

Canada

c)

Quebec, Canada

d)

India

17.

Who was a French explorer who tried to find a sea passage through North America?

a)

Jacques Cartier

b)

Ferdinand 2

c)

Juan Pounce De León

d)

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

18.

Why did Henry Hudson sail to North America?

a)

For both Spanish and the Dutch

b)

For both English and the Spanish

c)

For both England and Portuguese

d)

For both English and the Dutch

19.

What did Hernando De Soto do?

a)

Spanish Explorer, best known for exploring present day, Florida

b)

French man who explored parts of South America

c)

Advanced to see Mississippi river

d)

Was a Spanish explorer who led the first European expeditions to see Mississippi river

e)

All of the above

20.

What parts of America did Robert LaSalle explore?

a)

North America

b)

West American

c)

North India

d)

South America