WorksheetsCauses of European Exploration
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these technological devices helped explorers navigate the seas using the direction of magnetic north?
a)
pueblo
b)
astrolabe
c)
compass
d)
circumnavigate
2.
The Native Americans were not ________________ to European diseases.
a)
armada
b)
immune
c)
caped
d)
reformed
3.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first person to __________ the world.
a)
circumnavigate
b)
northwest passage
c)
astrolabe
d)
compass
4.
Which of these is NOT a reason for European exploration?
a)
God
b)
Glory
c)
Games
d)
Gold
5.
Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?
a)
Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
b)
Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
c)
Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
d)
all of the above
6.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
7.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
8.
This type of ship enabled explorers to travel longer, faster and carry more cargo
a)
caravan
b)
caravel
c)
compass
d)
junks
9.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
10.
European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
The north pole
d)
California
11.
Who were the major players in European exploration?
a)
England, France, Spain
b)
England, Italy, Egypt
c)
Portugal, Spain, Sweden
d)
India, France, Greece
12.
Why did the French explorers come to North America and Canada?
a)
They wanted to move
b)
They heard the land was better
c)
They wanted to make money off the fur trade
d)
Religious freedom
13.
Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?
a)
wealth
b)
religious conversion
c)
spread disease
d)
economic opportunity
14.
Which of the Three G's represents the wealth Europeans were hoping to gain from the Americas?
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
Germs
15.
Which of the Four Gs represents the fame European explorers where hoping to gain by being first to a place?
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
Germs
16.
Which of the Four Gs represents Europeans' desire to spread Christianity to places they conquered?
a)
God
b)
Gold
c)
Glory
d)
Germs
17.
This Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire in modern day Peru.
a)
Pizzaro
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortes
d)
Columbus
18.
This Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs in modern day Mexico.
a)
Pizzaro
b)
Magellan
c)
Cortes
d)
Columbus
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