Christopher Columbus Quiz (and some Vasco da Gama)

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This Christopher Columbus quiz should be completed after our fourth lesson on European Explorers. This lesson will be taught either Wednesday, November 7, 2007 or Thursday, November 8, 2007.

If you do not read through the Key Points for that day or the reading selection on Columbus for homework, then you will not pass this quiz. Failing this quiz will significantly affect your grade for this Social Studies class. Good luck, scholars. There are no shortcuts!

  1. 1

    What is economic profit?

  2. 2

    Which country supplied the ships that carried the European Christians to the Middle East to fight in the Crusades?

  3. 3

    What was Portugal's Henry the Navigator known for?

  4. 4

    What was the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias known for?

  5. 5

    What was the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama known for?

  6. 6

    Upon completing his mission to find an all-water route to India, where did Vasco da Gama land?

  7. 7

    Why did Vasco da Gama try bringing cheap gifts to the ruler of India?

  8. 8

    What happened to Vasco da Gama the first time he traveled to Calicut, India?

  9. 9

    What happened when Vasco da Gama traveled to Calicut, India for a second time?

  10. 10

    What country was Christopher Columbus from?

  11. 11

    What country did Christopher Columbus try to sail for first?

  12. 12

    What country did Christopher Columbus finally sail for in the end?

  13. 13

    What was Christopher Columbus' plan to reach Asia?

  14. 14

    What was Christopher Columbus' miscalculation in his plan to reach Asia?

  15. 15

    What were the names of Christopher Columbus' three ships?

  16. 16

    What year did Columbus and his crew set sail for the Indies, islands in Southeast Asia where spices grew?

  17. 17

    Columbus first landed on the island of San Salvador and mistakenly thought he had landed where?

  18. 18

    Why was Columbus convinced that he had found Asia?

  19. 19

    How many voyages to the Americas did Columbus make in total?

  20. 20

    After Columbus, the Atlantic Ocean was no longer seen as a barrier.

  21. 21

    Columbus wrote in his log that the Arawak men and women would make fine servants.

  22. 22

    Why does Columbus make the statement that the Arawak men and women would make fine servants?

  23. 23

    What was the most important information to Columbus when he landed on Bahama Islands,?

  24. 24

    What was the aim of Columbus' second voyage to the Americas?

  25. 25

    By 1650 how many of the original Arawaks or their descendants were left on the island?

  26. 26

    The history books given to children in the United States contain stories of bloodshed, conquest, slavery, and death.

  27. 27

    I must add a comment on this website (after I finish the quiz) with my grade or I will receive a zero for the quiz.

  28. 28

    In my comment on this website, I have to put both my name and my grade.

  29. 29

    Be nice, work hard.

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