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Explorers

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the Columbian Exchange and list at least three plants or animals that were introduced to the Americas and three that were brought to Europe, Africa, or Asia as a result.

4 lines
2.

How did the arrival of European plants, animals, and diseases during the Columbian Exchange impact the lives of Native Americans?

4 lines
3.
State 3 reason why the Spanish went exploring and explain them.
4 lines
4.
State 3 reason the French went exploring and explain them
4 lines
5.
Of the 3 major European powers we discussed which had the best policies toward the natives and why do you choose that one.
4 lines
6.
The historical period of intellectual and artistic creativity is known as the
a)
Age of Enlightenment.
b)
Middle Ages.
c)
Age of Reason.
d)
Renaissance.
7.
Who was the first Spaniard to land on the mainland of North America?
a)
Christopher Columbus
b)
Hernán Cortés
c)
Francisco Pizarro
d)
Juan Ponce de León
8.
Why did the Europeans want to get to Asia by water?
a)
Trade with Asia
b)
Get spices
c)
Ottoman Empire block land route
d)
Find Marco Polo
9.
Which agreement gave Spain most of North America and South America?
a)
the Treaty of Spain
b)
the Treaty of the Pope
c)
the Treaty of South America
d)
the Treaty of Tordesillas
10.
The explorer who first sailed around the southern tip of Africa was
a)
explorer Robert de La Salle.
b)
explorer Vasco da Gama.
c)
explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
d)
explorer Bartolomeu Dias
11.
England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a
a)
land route to China
b)
route to South America.
c)
northwest passage to Africa
d)
northwest passage to Asia
12.
Which explorer discovered the long-awaited eastern sea route to Asia?
a)
Bartholomeu Dias
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Leif Eriksson
d)
Vasco da Gama
13.
Which Portuguese prince laid the groundwork for a new era of exploration?
a)
Bartholomeu Dias
b)
John II
c)
Vasco da Gama
d)
Henry the Navigator
14.
In 1492 this explorer left Spain seeking a Western route to India and China
a)
Dias
b)
da Gama
c)
Cortez
d)
Columbus
15.
Which explorer's crew was the first to sail around the world?
a)
Bartholomeu Dias's
b)
Christopher Columbus's
c)
Juan Cabrillo's
d)
Ferdinand Magellan's
16.
He conquered the Aztec empire
a)
Cortes
b)
Pizarro
c)
De Leon
d)
De Vaca
17.
Conquered the Inca Nation
a)
Cortez
b)
Pizarro
c)
De Leon
d)
De Vaca
18.
Which of the following motivated Western Europeans to START exploring sea routes to India? 
a)
the discovery of America
b)
the profitability of mercantilism 
c)
the desire to break the Ottoman and Venetian trade monopoly 
d)
to find cure for the bubonic plague 
19.

Which reason best completes this list?

a)

To spread democratic ideals

b)

To improve efficiency

c)

To locate potential military allies

d)

To claim new territory

20.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
21.

In the early 1600s, why did England want colonies in North America?

a)

To conquer the Natives

b)

To get more raw materials

c)

To spread religion

d)

To start a new planet

22.

Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

a)

to convert people to Christianity

b)

to learn about new lands and people

c)

to obtain spices from Asia

d)

to develop new technologies

23.

What do these characteristics describe?

a)

The obstacles of early exploration

b)

Accomplishments of exploratio

c)

Motivation for exploration

24.

What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?

a)

Gold, God, and Glory

b)

Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity

c)

Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill

d)

Goodness, Grace, and Growth

25.

When European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, they were initially in search of what?

a)

new war territory

b)

new places to worship

c)

new places to live

d)

new trade routes

26.

(2016)Which motive best completes the diagram?

a)

To promote free enterprise

b)

To extend democracy

c)

To expand empires

d)

To found utopian communities

27.

What was the reason Europeans first set out to sea?

a)

to go on vacation

b)

to find new sea routes to Africa

c)

to find new sea routes to Asia

d)

to visit the Americas

28.
Which of the following would not have been a motivation for Exploration?
a)
Religion
b)
Expanding an empire
c)
Economic
d)
Disease
29.

Which of these best completes the concept web?

a)

spread disease

b)

build more ships

c)

find better trade routes

d)

share scientific knowledge

30.

What event caused countries to explore and search for new lands?

a)

The closing of the Silk Road

b)

The Crusades

c)

The invention of boats

d)

The invention of the telescope

31.
Which of the following was NOT one of the "3 G's" of exploration?
a)
God
b)
Galleon
c)
Gold
d)
Glory
32.
Which of the following is the BEST reason why European explorers conquered regions of the Americas? 
a)
They were searching for more wealth.
b)
They were at war with South American cultures.
c)
They wanted to use South Americans as slave labor
d)
They wished to stop the spread of Islam
33.
What were the three G's that motivated most people to come to the "new world"?
a)
Gold, God, and Glory
b)
Gifts, Gadgets, and Generosity
c)
Gratitude, Guidance, and Goodwill
d)
Goodness, Grace, and Growth
34.

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

a)

Profit

b)

Leisure

c)

Freedom

d)

Education

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