WorksheetsThe Exploration of the Americas Test Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who opened up a school to train people to become expert navigators?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Items such as spices, silk, and porcelain were originally found in which continent?
Asia
Africa
Europe
South America
Which explorer got credit as being the first to sail all the way around the world? He also discovered a passage from the Atlantic to Pacific.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
James Cook
What happened in 1492?
Christopher Columbus discovered America
The French Revolution began
The first man landed on the moon
The Berlin Wall fell
What did Spain, France, and England hope to find during the Exploration Era?
New trade routes
Gold and riches
New territories
All of the above
Time period during the 1400s & 1500s when Europeans searched for new sources of wealth and for easier trade routes to China and India. Resulted in the discovery of North and South America by the Europeans.
The Age of Exploration
The Industrial Revolution
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
Funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, he claimed San Salvador, Cuba, and Hispaniola for Spain.
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernán Cortés
Francisco Pizarro
The 'Old World' mostly refers to...
Europe, Asia, and Africa
The Americas
Australia and Oceania
Antarctica
Columbus discovered the New World in the year _______.
1492
1500
1485
1510
Europe and Asia are part of the __________.
Old World
New World
Middle World
Ancient World
Europeans began exploring the world because:
They wanted to find new trade routes.
They were seeking new lands for colonization.
They were in search of new resources.
All of the above.
The Northwest Passage is:
A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Ocean
A land route connecting North America and Asia
A railway system in Canada
A famous hiking trail in the United States
Jacques Cartier claimed ______ for France.
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Australia
Which famous trade route was closed and forced nations to find new routes for spice and silk trading?
Silk Road
Trans-Saharan Route
Amber Road
Royal Road
Which of the following was NOT 'exchanged' during the Columbian Exchange?
Money
Diseases
Animals
Plants
What killed the majority Native Americans?
Diseases brought by Europeans
Wars with European settlers
Famine and starvation
Natural disasters
Where did Columbus actually land?
The Bahamas
Florida
Cuba
Hispaniola
Why did Europeans want to sail to Asia?
To find the fastest trade route to Asia
To explore new lands
To spread their religion
To escape from Europe
What was a negative effect of the Colombian Exchange?
Introduction of new diseases to the native populations
Increase in global trade
Introduction of new crops to Europe
Expansion of European empires
I was an explorer that sailed for Spain and explored most of the Southeastern U.S., and was the first European to cross the Mississippi River. Who am I?
Christopher Columbus
Hernando de Soto
Ferdinand Magellan
Francisco Pizarro
The Americas are part of the ________.
New World
Old World
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
Spain
Portugal
England
France
Where did Christopher Columbus think that he had landed when he landed in North America?
India
China
Japan
Australia
What was the name of the exchange of diseases, ideas, food, crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492?
The Columbian Exchange
The Atlantic Trade
The Silk Road
The Trans-Pacific Exchange
Which explorer discovered a trade route to India around the southern tip of Africa?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
Which explorer was the first to be given credit for circumnavigating the world?
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
James Cook
The mighty British Empire better thank me for discovering Canada for them. Who am I?
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
James Cook
Henry Hudson
I discovered that what Columbus stumbled upon wasn't India at all, but in fact an entirely new continent. Who am I?
Amerigo Vespucci
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Cartier and de Champlain both explored around which river?
St. Lawrence River
Mississippi River
Hudson River
Amazon River
John Cabot was an early European explorer from which country?
Italy
Spain
Portugal
England
Why did European powers need to find a faster and safer route to Asia?
Europeans wanted to get lower prices
What are 3 major challenges faced by Europeans explorers faced?
fear of the unknown
inadequate supplies
internet connection
poor navigation tools
This country wanted to establish Catholic missions and find gold in the New World
Britain
Spain
France
Sweden
Which economy practice motivated Europeans to send people to the New World
During the Protestant Reformation, why might some religious groups have wanted to come to the Americas?
to escape persecution and practice their faith freely.
What two civilizations were conquered by Spanish Explorers
Incas
Aztecs
Romans
Mayans
Which country claimed land in present-day Alaska?
How did the appearance of European explorers in the America's negatively impact Native American cultures?
introduced diseases, enslaved many of them for free labor
Who established the first French settlement in North America?
