5th Grade Explorers Test

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2 points

Which of the following reasons explain why European explorers were looking for new trade routes to Asia and other markets? (Pick two)

The Silk Road was long and dangerous for travelers.

To see who could find Asia the fastest.

To find a secret passage to sneak up on enemy countries

Ships using a sea route could bring back more goods

1 point

Vasco De Gama was the first explorer to reach the country __________ by sea.

1 point

What civilization did Hernan Cortes come into contact with?

Inca

Maya

Aztec

Arawak

1 point

Which explorer brought about the downfall of the Inca Empire?

Hernan Cortes

Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus

Francisco Pizarro

1 point

What is a conquistador?

A Spanish soldier and adventurer who explored the new world.

A priest who worked on converting native peoples

A sailor who worked on the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

A merchant who sold spices from the New World

3 points

What did the early explorers bring with them that helped them easily defeat the Aztec, Inca and other native peoples they encountered? (Pick three)

Guns

Disease

Horses

Steel weapons

1 point

What was the name of the ruler that Hernan Cortes met in Tenochtitlan?

Liu Bei

Moctezuma II

Sapa Inca

Huitzilopochtli

2 points

Which of the following are reasons that the explorers started on their journeys to the New World? (Pick two)

To find gold.

To gather lots of animals.

To find a shorter route to Asia

To find sea serpents

1 point

Christopher Columbus received money from the Spanish ruler ____________ to help fund his trip to America

10.

2 points

Which of the following happened as a result of Henry Hudson's voyages to find the Northwest Passage? (Pick two)

Horses and cows were brought to help colonists

Dutch settlers came and colonized New York

Maps were created that helped the English colonize America

Better navigational instruments were created to help explore.

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