Explorers test

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Explorers Practice Test.

What year did Columbus discover the Americas?

1. 1532
2. 1500
3. 1492
4. 1242

Which explorer was the first to reach India?

1. Henry the Explorer
2. Bartolomeo Diaz
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

1. Henry the Explorer
2. Bartolomeo Diaz
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer named the Cape of Storms?

1. Henry the Explorer
2. Bartolomeo Diaz
3. Vasco da Gama
4. Ferdinand Magellan

What are Conquistadores?

1. Traders looking for new supplies
2. Soldiers seeking fortune in America
3. Soldiers who fought against the Moors
4. Spanish Farmers

How did the few Spanish soldiers beat the vast amount of Indigenous people?

1. They had superior weapons
2. They used horses
3. They brought diseases
4. They had god on their side

Why did Columbus call the natives Indians?

Why did the Europeans start with the exploration of the oceans?

Explain what the impact of the Columbian exchange was for both Europe and the Americas.

Explain why the letter from De la Casa led to the import of African Slaves.

Explain what the dangers were on a long sea journey.

Explain why Columbus was or wasn't succesful in his explorations.

1. What was the treaty of Tordesillias? 2. Why was it necessary?

Place the explorer in the correct country.

Spain

England

France

Portugal

Italy

Columbus

Vasco da Gama

Hernan Cortez

Francis Drake

Marco Polo

Jacues Cartier

Bartolomeo Dias

Fransisco Pizarro