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The Northwest Passage was supposed to be a shorcut from North America to _____________________.
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. South America
Who eventually found the Northwest Passage?
1. Henry Hudson
2. Giovanni da Verrazano
3. William Baffin
4. No early explorers found the passage
Marco Polo and his father traveled to China via an ancient caravan route known as the __________________.
1. Silk Road
2. Avenue of the Spices
3. Shangdu
4. Uzbekistan
Which of the following was NOT something that Marco Polo wrote about in his descriptions of China?
1. Salt
2. Iron
3. Porcelain
4. Tobacco
What do historians now believe about Ponce de Leon's search for the Fountain of Youth?
1. He found it.
2. He spent his entire life and fortune looking for it.
3. The story behind Ponce de Leon's quest to find the Fountain of Youth may be untrue.
4. When de Leon drank from the Fountain of Youth, unfortunately, he remained old.
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado organized a massive expedition to find the fabled _____________________________.
1. Northwest Passage
2. Seven Cities of Cibola
3. Fountain of Youth
4. St. Elmo's Fire
In search of a sea route to Asia, __________________________ became the first European explorer to sail to India.
1. Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
2. Vasco da Gama
3. Christopher Columbus
4. Ferdinand Magellan
One of the most difficult aspects of life on a ship was the posibility of contracting Scurvy, a dangerous disease caused by ...
1. a lack of Vitamin-C.
2. parasites on the ship.
3. rats and mice.
4. contaminated water.
Which part of the world was a hotspot for pirates?
1. North Atlantic Ocean
2. Mississippi River
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Pacific Ocean
What was a letter of marque?
1. A bounty on the head of a known pirate
2. Permission from the king or queen to pirate
3. Permission from the king or queen to operate an exploring vessel
4. An invitation from the king or queen to their court
Which of the following was NOT something that early explorers and sailors feared?
1. Sea Monsters like the Kraken
2. Boiling water near the equator
3. Sailing off of the edge of the Earth
4. St. Elmo's Fire
When sailors on Magellan's journey witnessed St. Elmo's Fire...
1. it made then want to turn back.
2. they were convinced it was a bad omen.
3. it convinced them to sail on.
4. it convinced them their diseases would be cured.