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10/3 Explorers Quiz

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

1.

Who was the explorer that claimed land for England?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

Robert La Salle

d)

Samuel de Champlain

2.

Who was the explorer that claimed land for Spain?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

Robert La Salle

d)

Samuel de Champlain

3.

Who was the explorer that claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Francisco Coronado

c)

Robert La Salle

d)

Samuel de Champlain

4.

What region of North America did John Cabot explore?

a)

Quebec

b)

Southwestern United States

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

Eastern Canada

5.

What region of North America did Robert La Salle explore?

a)

Quebec

b)

Southwestern United States

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

Eastern Canada

6.

What region of North America did Samuel de Champlain explore?

a)

Quebec

b)

Southwestern United States

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

Eastern Canada

7.

What region of North America did Francisco Coronado explore?

a)

Quebec

b)

Southwestern United States

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

Eastern Canada

8.

Economic Reasons - Gold and Natural Resources are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

9.

Exchanging good and ideas are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

10.

Poor maps and navigational tools are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

11.

Lack of adequate supplies are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

12.

Claimed territories are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

13.

Religious Reasons - Spread of Christianity are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

14.

Fear of the Unknown is a...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacle to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

15.

Diseases and starvation are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

16.

Competition for Empire - Belief in superiority of own culture...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

17.

Improved navigational tools and ships are...

a)

Motivating Forces to European Exploration

b)

Obstacles to European Exploration

c)

Accomplishments of European Exploration

18.

Pick the "Motivating Force" to European Exploration...

a)

Fear of the Unknown

b)

Poor Maps and Navigational Tools

c)

Religious Reasons - Spread of Christianity

19.

Pick the "Obstacle" to European Exploration...

a)

Claimed Territories

b)

Poor Maps and Navigational Tools

c)

Competition for Empire

20.

Pick the "Accomplishment" to European Exploration...

a)

Claimed Territories

b)

Fear of the Unknown

c)

Religious Reasons

21.

Pick the "Motivating Force" to European Exploration...

a)

Economic Reasons - Gold and Natural Resources

b)

Disease and Starvation

c)

Improved Navigational Tools and Ships

22.

Pick the "Obstacle" to European Exploration...

a)

Religious Reasons

b)

Exchanged Goods and Ideas

c)

Lack of Adequate Supplies

23.

Pick the "Accomplishment" to European Exploration...

a)

Disease and Starvation

b)

Exchanged Goods and Ideas

c)

Religious Reasons

24.

Pick the "Accomplishment" to European Exploration...

a)

Disease and Starvation

b)

Exchanged Goods and Ideas

c)

Religious Reasons

25.

Pick the "Motivating Force" to European Exploration...

a)

Fear of the Unknown

b)

Competition for Empire

c)

Disease and Starvation

26.

Pick the "Obstacle" to European Exploration...

a)

Fear of the Unknown

b)

Improved Navigational Tools and Ships

c)

Economic Reasons

27.

Pick the "Accomplishment" to European Exploration...

a)

Fear of the Unknown

b)

Improved Navigational Tools and Ships

c)

Disease and Starvation

28.

Pick the "Obstacle" to European Exploration...

a)

Claimed Territories

b)

Competition for Empire

c)

Disease and Starvation

29.

Is the following an area of cooperation or conflict between American Indians and Europeans?

- Land Ownership

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

30.

Is the following an area of cooperation or conflict between American Indians and Europeans?

- Difference in Cultures

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

31.

Is the following an area of cooperation or conflict between American Indians and Europeans?

- Difference in Language

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

32.

Is the following an area of cooperation or conflict between American Indians and Europeans?

Disease

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

33.

The _______ established settlements and claimed ownership of land.

a)

Portuguese

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

English

34.

Which country, although bringing Christianity to the New World, was responsible for conquering and enslaving the Native Americans?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

35.

In addition to conquering and enslaving American Indians what else did the Spanish do to them?

a)

gave them diseases

b)

traded with them

c)

created settlements

36.

Which group learned new farming techniques from the Native Americans?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

37.

Which group established trading posts with the Native Americans?

a)

English

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

38.

What were the three West African Empires?

a)

Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq

b)

Ghana, Mali and Songhai

c)

Spain, France, and England

d)

Japan ,China, Korea

39.

Mansa Musa, the king of Mali was the richest person in human history because of his control of West Africa's salt and (a) mines.

40.

The West African Empires were located south of which desert?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Mojave Desert

41.

What country made voyages of discovery on the west coast of this continent?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

England

42.

The Portuguese brought ____ to trade for African goods (like gold).

a)

metals, cloth, and manufactured goods

b)

cloth, salt, and iron

c)

metals, pepper, and pottery

d)

cinnamon, silk, and textiles

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