- 1. When Europeans first discovered the new world, what were they searching for?
A) Tenochtitlan
B) Cures for diseases
C) A sea route to Asia
D) Lanteen sails
- 2. What condition did sailors often face due to the lack of vitamin C?
A) Scurvy
B) Bird flue
C) Swine flue
D) Black death
- 3. Although Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain, he was actually born in:
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Genoa (modern day Italy)
D) Paris
- 4. How many people lived in the New World before the arrival of Christopher Columbus?
A) 2 million
B) 126,000
C) 25-100 million
D) 56,387
- 5. When the Portuguese first began their exploration by sea, what profitable item did they first find?
A) Ivory
B) Jade
C) Slaves
D) Gold
- 6. Which of the following best describes the size of a Viking longship?
A) A hallway at CY
B) A tennis court
C) A football field
D) A classroom at CY
- 7. Erik the Red founded the first European settlement, which he falsely named to make it more appealing, in:
A) Italy
B) Cuba
C) Greenland
D) Greece
- 8. When Christopher Columbus went on his second voyage, with 17 ships, how many men were with him?
A) 1000+
B) 50
C) 298
D) 88
- 9. Which European explorer first made a successful voyage around the tip of Africa?
A) Prince Henry
B) Leif Erikson
C) Petro Alvares Cabral
D) Vasco de Gama
- 10. Which government system was most used by European countries during the Middle Ages?
A) Monarchy
B) Democracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Totalitarianism
- 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 Brazil
B) Present day California
C) Present day Canada
D) Present day Georgia
- 13. Who 'sailed the ocean blue in 1492'?
A) Marco Polo
B) Erik the Red
C) Christopher Columbus
D) Bjarni Herjolfsson
- 14. Which Portuguese businessman organized a school of navigation?
A) Christopher Columbus
B) Gil Eanes
C) Sir Edward Gilbert III
D) Prince Henry the Navigator
- 15. When European explorers set sail from their home countries, which ocean did they cross to find the New World?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Atlantic Ocean
C) Arctic Ocean
D) Indian 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) 50 years
B) 987 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) He had already sailed around the world
B) Guaranteed profit
C) They were forced
D) Spain feared he would sail for Portugal
- 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) Canoe
B) Caravel
C) Umiak
D) Longship
- 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) Conquistadors
D) Locators
- 21. Which Spanish explorer is responsible for the fall of the Aztec civilization?
A) Henry the Navigator
B) Hernado de Soto
C) Hernado Cortez
D) Christopher Columbus
- 22. Hernando Cortez went on an expedition to the New World to find:
A) Rare artifacts
B) Obsidian
C) Spices
D) Gold
- 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) Marco Polo
B) Leif Erikson
C) Vasco Nunez de Balboa
D) Hernando Cortez
- 25. Which of the following is not one of the 3 Gs of Spanish exploration?
A) God
B) Gold
C) Gifts
D) Glory
- 26. Which of the following is not one of the 4 Fs of French Exploration?
A) Fur
B) Fun
C) Freedom
D) Fortune
E) Fish
- 27. Which river did the French view as the gateway to the continent of North America?
A) St. Lawrence River
B) Colorado River
C) Ohio River
D) Chippewa River
- 28. What was the original purpose of French exploration of the New World?
A) To fish
B) A northwest passage to the Indies
C) To trade fur
- 29. This countries explorers first explored the Mississippi River, founded the settlement of Quebec, and claimed Louisiana for its own?
A) France
B) Spain
C) England
D) Denmark
- 30. When John Cabbot first arrived to North America he landed in Newfoundland, and found which resource there?
A) Rich fishing grounds
B) Silk
C) Oil
D) Gold
- 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) Maggie
B) Casper
C) Virginia
D) Liz
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