WorksheetsQuiz on Early Explorers and Pathfinders
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who was the Moroccan explorer that traveled around Africa and Asia?
Vasco da Gama
Mungo Park
Ibn Battuta
Henry The Navigator
What was one reason for explorers to go on expeditions?
To build houses
To learn languages
To play games
To discover new places
Which explorer was kidnapped and sold into slavery?
Olaudah Equiano
Ibn Battuta
Mungo Park
Richard Lander
What did Vasco da Gama want to find?
New friends
New animals
Gold and silver
A new way to sail to India
Who was the first European man to chart the course of the Niger River?
Richard Lander
Mungo Park
Olaudah Equiano
Ibn Battuta
What year was Ibn Battuta born?
1303
1460
1745
1795
Where did the Lander Brothers set sail from?
Nigeria
America
Portugal
England
What did Olaudah Equiano become after earning his freedom?
A seaman
A teacher
A captain
A merchant
What was the name of the book written by Ibn Battuta?
Adventures of Mungo Park
Travels of Vasco da Gama
Explorers of the World
Rihala of Ibn Battuta
In what year did Mungo Park begin his journey on the Gambia River?
1303
1460
1795
1830
Which explorer traveled around the Mediterranean and the Caribbean?
Mungo Park
Ibn Battuta
Olaudah Equiano
Vasco da Gama
What was the fate of Mungo Park during his second expedition?
He returned home
He found treasure
He drowned
He became famous
What did explorers hope to discover for their countries?
Resources
New friends
New languages
New games
Who were the Lander Brothers interested in exploring?
The Niger River
The Amazon River
The Gambia River
The Nile River
