Practice: 4.2 Causes of Exploration

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What monarch sponsored Portuguese expedition?

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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The voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492

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opened the way for Spain to colonize North and South America.

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How did The Crusades contribute to the Age of Exploration?

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They created a desire in Europe for new products and new trade routes to the East.

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Ferdinand Magellan's voyage to circumnavigate the Earth in the early 1500's would not have been possible without the use of a compass, which originated in

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China

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The Spanish explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the globe by going west.

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Magellan

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Which Europeans claimed to have settled Canada? Options: Dutch, French, English, Spanish

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French

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Which country established the first trading posts along the coast of Africa?

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Portugal

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What was the main motivation for the Age of Exploration?

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Desire to find new trade routes and resources

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Which country had the largest empire in the Americas during the Age of Exploration?

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Spain

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Which country challenged the Portuguese and Spanish dominance in the Indian Ocean trade?

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Netherlands