Age of exploration

Age of exploration

Multiple Choice

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and

• Grace

• Glory

• Greed

• Glaciers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

• to convert people to Christianity

• to learn about new lands and people

• to obtain spices from Asia

• to obtain luxury goods like silk and porcelain

Multiple Choice

From whom did the Europeans acquire technology?

• French

• Africans

• Arabs

• Indians

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

• compass

• caravel

• astrolabe

Multiple Choice

A skilled map maker

• Cartographer

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Which country was the leader in exploration?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Germany

• England

Multiple Choice

Who conquered the Incas?

• Hernando de Soto

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

Multiple Choice

What explorer sailed all the way around the world?

(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.

• Balboa

• Balboa

• Magellan

• De Soto