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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat group of Europeans reached North America 500 years before Columbus?DutchSpanishVikingsPortuguese
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?compassastrolabeimproved mapsall of the choices
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho opened a school to help explorers learn better ways to explore?Prince WilliamPrince JamesPrince HenryColumbus
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat nation sponsored Columbus´s expedition in 1492?SpainFranceItalyEngland
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Columbus sail west from Europe?to find his lost dogto find new landsto find the Northwest passageto find a faster route to Asia
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the first expedition around the world?Henry HudsonColumbusCortesMagellan
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of a Spanish explorer/soldier?conquistadorvikingwarriorsuper hero
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat conquistador defeated the Aztecs in Mexico?Henry HudsonColumbusCortesPonce de Leon
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich was not a benefit the Spanish Conquistadors had over the Aztecs?gunsmetal armorwooden clubhorses
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen Ponce de Leon was searching for the Fountain of Youth, he ended up exploringArizonaFloridaTexasNew Mexico
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat were Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson searching for in North America?the City of Goldthe Fountain of Youththe Northwest passage to Asiaall of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat item was found in the Americas when the Europeans arrived there?horsescorncattleall of the choices
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat item did the Europeans bring to the Americas?small poxhorsespigsall of the choices
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a benefit of exploring?goldspread of religionnew land and productsall of the choices
- 15. Multiple Choice
Some early explorers hoped to gain wealth by controlling the new trade routes.
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False
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