European Explorers Unit Test

The museum was filled with _____ used by explorers in the 1400’s

Artifacts

Columbus needed to know which direction was north, so he used a _____

Compass

There were many _____ during the 1400’s-1600’s that were sent out to look for new land and waterways

Explorers

The first people to live in North America are called _____

Natives

The __________ was a time in history when Europeans learned about new lands and waterways on earth

Age of Exploration

What continent was involved in the Age of Exploration?

Europe

What four main countries were involved in the Age of Exploration?

Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the Age of Exploration?

a) The Europeans wanted a quick water route to Asia

b) The Europeans were looking for a new continent

c) The Europeans wanted spices that were only found in Asia

d) The Europeans wanted gold, silver, and precious stones from Asia

The Europeans were looking for a new continent

Explorers and their crewmates often got scurvy on the ship. Scurvy is:

a) A very bad headache caused by too much sunlight

b) another name for the flu

c) an illness caused by a lack of nutrients in the body

d) a skin disease

An illness caused by a lack of nutrients in the body

What important resource did europeans trade guns and weapons for?

a) Corn

b) Spices

c) Canoes

d) Beaver Fur

Beaver Fur

All of the following are effects of beaver- fur trading EXCEPT:

a) Europeans began wanting deerskin for trading too

b) Natives had to fight their neighbors for new hunting land

c) Europeans began setting up trading post along waterways

d) Natives were able to hunt easier with the guns and weapons they received in exchange for the beaver furs

Europeans began wanting deerskin for trading too

What is a POSITIVE effect that happened during the Age of Exploration?

Many trades were happening between the Europeans and the Natives

What is a NEGATIVE effect that happened during the Age of Exploration?

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