Explorers Practice Test

The Spanish Explorer _______, conquered the ______.

• Columbus/Spaniards
• Coronado/Floridians
• Cortes/Aztecs
• Magellan/Philippines

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Spanish explorers were exploring?

• Gold
• Glory
• Northwest Passage to Asia
• Fur Trading

What ocean did de Balboa reach?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

• Arctic

What did Jacques Cartier start in North America?

• a war

• French Trade

• fur trade

• cotton fields

Who sponsored John Cabot?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Italy

Who invented the printing press?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Johann Gutenberg
• Thomas Farnsworth
• Guglielmo Marconi

What does the word renaissance mean?

• recreate

• reemerge

• rebirth

• reinvent

What had an effect on the Renaissance Period?

• silk making

• typewriter

• camels

• Printing Press

What were the advantages of the caravel ship?

• It was cheaper to build.

• I could sail in deeper waters.

• It was shark proof.

• It would carry more goods and moved faster.

The renaissance took place in?

• Italy

• Spain

• Washington d.c

• Philadelphia