- 1. When Europeans first discovered the new world, what were they searching for?
A) Cures for diseases
B) Lanteen sails
C) Tenochtitlan
D) A sea route to Asia
- 2. What condition did sailors often face due to the lack of vitamin C?
A) Swine flue
B) Black death
C) Scurvy
D) Bird flue
- 3. Although Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain, he was actually born in:
A) Spain
B) Paris
C) Genoa (modern day Italy)
D) Portugal
- 4. How many people lived in the New World before the arrival of Christopher Columbus?
A) 25-100 million
B) 2 million
C) 126,000
D) 56,387
- 5. When the Portuguese first began their exploration by sea, what profitable item did they first find?
A) Gold
B) Ivory
C) Slaves
D) Jade
- 6. Which of the following best describes the size of a Viking longship?
A) A classroom at CY
B) A hallway at CY
C) A football field
D) A tennis court
- 7. Erik the Red founded the first European settlement, which he falsely named to make it more appealing, in:
A) Greece
B) Cuba
C) Greenland
D) Italy
- 8. When Christopher Columbus went on his second voyage, with 17 ships, how many men were with him?
A) 298
B) 1000+
C) 88
D) 50
- 9. Which European explorer first made a successful voyage around the tip of Africa?
A) Vasco de Gama
B) Prince Henry
C) Leif Erikson
D) Petro Alvares Cabral
- 10. Which government system was most used by European countries during the Middle Ages?
A) Monarchy
B) Totalitarianism
C) Oligarchy
D) Democracy
- 11. Which of the following could NOT be used to describe Christopher Columbus? Keep in mind that different people have different opinions of almost everyone!
A) A hero
B) A lucky adventurer
C) A man who accomplished nothing
D) A greedy business man
- 12. When Leif Erikson first found the New World, where did he land his ship?
A) Present day Georgia
B) Present day Brazil
C) Present day California
D) Present day Canada
- 13. Who 'sailed the ocean blue in 1492'?
A) Bjarni Herjolfsson
B) Marco Polo
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Erik the Red
- 14. Which Portuguese businessman organized a school of navigation?
A) Prince Henry the Navigator
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Sir Edward Gilbert III
D) Gil Eanes
- 15. When European explorers set sail from their home countries, which ocean did they cross to find the New World?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
- 16. Christopher Columbus is often given credit for discovering the New World. How many years before Columbus arrived to the New World did Leif Erikson arrive?
A) 987 years
B) 50 years
C) 500 years
D) 142 years
- 17. Christopher Columbus did not sail for the country he was born in. Why did Spain finance his expeditions?
A) They were forced
B) Guaranteed profit
C) Spain feared he would sail for Portugal
D) He had already sailed around the world
- 18. The Portuguese designed a ship for long expeditions, which could handle rough water and carry large amounts of supplies. What was it called?
A) Umiak
B) Longship
C) Caravel
D) Canoe
- 19. During the Middle Ages most Europeans thought that the world was:
A) Flat (like a map)
B) Round (like a globe)
- 20. The name for Spanish explorers who conquered the Aztec was:
A) Conquerors
B) Avengers
C) Locators
D) Conquistadors
- 21. Which Spanish explorer is responsible for the fall of the Aztec civilization?
A) Hernado de Soto
B) Christopher Columbus
C) Henry the Navigator
D) Hernado Cortez
- 22. Hernando Cortez went on an expedition to the New World to find:
A) Obsidian
B) Gold
C) Spices
D) Rare artifacts
- 23. Why did the indigenous people of South America help the Spanish fight the Aztec?
A) They were tired of harsh Aztec rule, taxes, and sacrifices
B) They were jealous of the beauty of Tenochtitlan
- 24. While making a 52 mile journey across the Isthmus of Panama, which Spanish explorer first saw the Pacific Ocean?
A) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B) Hernando Cortez
C) Leif Erikson
D) Marco Polo
- 25. Which of the following is not one of the 3 Gs of Spanish exploration?
A) Gold
B) God
C) Gifts
D) Glory
- 26. Which of the following is not one of the 4 Fs of French Exploration?
A) Freedom
B) Fur
C) Fun
D) Fortune
E) Fish
- 27. Which river did the French view as the gateway to the continent of North America?
A) Colorado River
B) Ohio River
C) St. Lawrence River
D) Chippewa River
- 28. What was the original purpose of French exploration of the New World?
A) A northwest passage to the Indies
B) To trade fur
C) To fish
- 29. This countries explorers first explored the Mississippi River, founded the settlement of Quebec, and claimed Louisiana for its own?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Denmark
D) England
- 30. When John Cabbot first arrived to North America he landed in Newfoundland, and found which resource there?
A) Gold
B) Silk
C) Rich fishing grounds
D) Oil
- 31. Compared to other European countries, England explored the new world:
A) Later than most
B) First
- 32. Although Snorri was the first European child born in the New World, the first English child born in the New World was named:
A) Liz
B) Virginia
C) Casper
D) Maggie
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