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WorksheetsExplorers and Exploration Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which European Explorer found a way to sail around the tip of Africa near the Cape of Good Hope?
Jacques Cartier
Bartolomeu Dias
Henry Hudson
John Cabot
Which of the following explorers found a way to sail around Africa to India, as pictured in the map above?
Vasco da Gama
John Cabot
Francis Drake
Jacques Cartier
Which conquistador fought the Incas in Peru, took the Inca emperor Atahualpa captive, and held him for ransom?
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Bartolomeo de las Casas
John Cabot
In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?
Introduction of Enlightenment ideas
Desire to control Constantinople
Rapid industrialization
Need for alternate trade routes
The St. Lawrence River in Canada was explored by:
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier
Ferdinand Magellan
Hernan Cortes
Use the Map below to answer the question. Which explorer is represented by the map above?
Francis Drake
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacques Cartier
This chart of the Columbian Exchange shows the
Benefits of the exploration of Asia by Europeans
Effects of the Middle Passage on the Americas
Introductions of South American products to North America
Interaction of cultures between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
Based on the information shown on this map, most manufactured goods were produced in
The West Indies
Europe
English Colonies
Africa
One effect of the Encomienda System in Latin America was that it
Eliminated the use of guilds
Promoted isolationism
Exploited indigenous peoples
Reduced Spanish influence
Which conquistador conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
