Unit 3 Age of Exploration

Front

What were Europeans searching for when they first started exploring the Americas?

Back

a sea route to Asia

Front

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe? Options: to find a more direct water route to Asia, to set up colonies, to spread the Catholic religion, to discover new continents

Back

to find a more direct water route to Asia

Front

How did Balboa become famous?

Back

He was the first European to see the Pacific from the Americas.

Front

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

Back

the Northwest Passage

Front

Which of the following tried to change the Catholic Church and caused it to send missionaries to the Americas?
Options: the Reformation, the Renaissance, the Reconquista, the American Revolution

Back

the Reformation

Front

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

Back

the Vikings

Front

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

Back

Spain

Front

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

Back

His crew mutinied and set him adrift to sea.

Front

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

Back

Ferdinand Magellan

Front

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

Back

the Aztec