European Explorers: Motivations, Obstacles, and Accomplishments

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Which of the following was an economic motivation of European explorers? Spread  Christianity, Find gold, Belief in superiority of own culture, Discover new land.

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Find gold

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Spreading Christianity is an example of what type of motivation?

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Religious

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A hardship that early explorers of North America experienced was: Hostility from French ships., Disease and starvation., Danger of sea monsters., Not enough sailors.

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Disease and starvation.

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What was NOT a European goal during the Age of Exploration? Options: Find natural resources, Spread Christianity, Find gold, Develop large cities

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Develop large cities

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Which of the following was an accomplishment of the early explorers? Options: They found large amounts of gold and silver., They gained many new Christian followers., They proved that the Earth was round., They improved their maps and  navigational tools.

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They improved their maps and  navigational tools.

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Which is not an area of cooperation? Technologies (weapons and farm tools), Trade, Land, Crops

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Land

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Conquered and enslaved Native Americans

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Spanish

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Brought Christianity to the New World: English, French, & Spanish, English, Mali, Spanish, English, French, Ghana, Native Americans

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English, French, & Spanish

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Brought disease to the Native Americans.

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European Explorers

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Navigational Tools such as the one in the picture were used to

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improve exploration