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Grade 7 Exploration
Brazil was colonized by the Spanish.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 7 Exploration
Alvaro de Mendaña was an explorer for which country?
  1. England
  2. France
  3. Netherlands
  4. Spain
Grade 7 Exploration
The Columbian Exchange was a transfer of people, goods, and ideas between...
  1. The Northern and Southern Hemisperes
  2. the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Grade 7 Exploration
In 1497 Portuguese explorer                      began exploring the east African coast?
  1. Prince Henry
  2. Vasco Da Gama
  3. Christopher Columbus
  4. Astrolabe
Grade 7 Exploration
What is an astrolabe?
  1. a device for determining directions
  2. navigation instrument used to help determine latitude
  3. globe
  4. another name for a telescope
Grade 7 Exploration
What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
  1. Spanish
  2. Italian
  3. French
  4. Dutch
Grade 7 Exploration
Columbus found Asia on his voyage.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 7 Exploration
A caravel is
  1. a ship with square and triangular squares
  2. the difference between cost and income
  3. tools and knowledge used by humans
Grade 7 Exploration
Which was a reason the Europeans were able to defeat the Native Americans?
  1. The Native Americans died from common European diseases.
  2. The Europeans had machine guns and missles.
  3. The Native Americans did not believe in fighting back.
  4. The Europeans had more men.
Grade 7 Exploration
Who sailed around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?
  1. Vasco da Gama
  2. Amerigo Vespucci
  3. Bartolomeu Dias
  4. Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Grade 7 Exploration
Who explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth?
  1. Hernando de Soto
  2. Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
  3. Cabeza de Vaca
  4. Juan Ponce de Leon
Grade 7 Exploration
What were the names of Columbus’ ships?
  1. Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
  2. Nino, Victoria, and Santa Maria
  3. Victoria, Pinta, and Hispanola
  4. Nina, Victoria, and Hispanola
Grade 7 Exploration
What happened to Ferdinand Magellan?
  1. He died of a fever and was buried in the Mississippi River.
  2. He was wounded in a battle with Native Americans in Florida while searching for gold.
  3. He died of starvation while sailing around the world.
  4. He was killed in battle by the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands while sailing around the world.
Grade 7 Exploration
Which is NOT a reason the ancient Americans (Mayas, Aztecs and Incas) became extinct?
  1. disease brought by the Conquistadores
  2. ancient world war
  3. religious persecution
  4. slavery by the Spanish
Grade 7 Exploration
Sailors used this to better determine their location at sea.
  1. carvel
  2. adventure
  3. magnetic compass
  4. encomiendo
Grade 7 Exploration
Who is America named after?
  1. Amerigo Vespucci
  2. Chistopher Columbus
  3. Hernando America
  4. Juan Ponce de Leon
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