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WorksheetsTopic 2 Lesson 3
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Portugal searched for new trade routes because they didn't have Mediterranean...
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Prince Henry the Navigator established a...
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Who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?
Leif Eriksson
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
When European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, they were initially in search of what?
new war territory
new places to worship
new places to live
new trade routes
What was the reason Europeans first set out to sea?
to go on vacation
to find new sea routes to Africa
to find new sea routes to Asia
to visit the Americas
What explorer crossed the Atlantic on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
Ferdinand Magellan
Francis Drake
Marco Polo
Christopher Columbus
Who reached India in 1498, creating the first direct sea route to Asia.
Queen Njinga
Christopher Columbus
Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Portugal established a trading empire. Their capital, Lisbon, was referred to as the _____ of Europe.
marketplace
crib
heartland
bank
Which west African empire emerged as the first major trading empire in the 400s?
Benin
Songhai
Mali
Ghana
Which west African empire conquered Ghana by the mid-1300s?
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
Kongo
Which of these individuals was one of the richest men to have ever lived?
Leif Eriksson
Mansa Musa
King Ferdinand
Queen Njinga
Which empire expanded under Askiya Muhammad?
Songhai
Ghana
Mali
Benin
The kingdoms of Benin and Kongo interacted extensively with Portuguese traders, experiencing both growth and eventual decline.
True
False
Slavery never existed in African societies before European arrival.
True
False
Who sailed to North America from Scandinavia before Columbus?
Chinese
Spain
Vikings
Portugal
Who explored lands west of Greenland around 1000 C.E.?
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
King Ferdinand
Leif Eriksson
_____ sailors reached Iceland and Greenland, creating temporary colonies in the North Atlantic.
Spanish
Norse
Portuguese
Chinese
The wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was based on what?
Raiding other tribes
The gold and salt trade
Trade in ostriches and elephant tusks
Trading iron weapons and tools
Who did Columbus ask to fund his trip?
his grandma
his bff
Mansa Musa
monarchs
Who agreed to support Columbus's voyage?
King Ferdinand + Queen Isabella
his bff
Mansa Musa
Prince Henry the Navigator
In ____ Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
1462
1472
1482
1492
Upon returning to Spain, Columbus was _____ by the monarchs.
honored
disgraced
Which was NOT one of Columbus's ships?
Santa Maria
Nina
Santa Claus
Pinta
What did Christopher Columbus actually find?
United States of America
Canada
Spain
An island chain now called the Bahamas
What country paid for Christopher Columbus' voyage?
England
France
Portugal
Spain
