Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration

Multiple Choice

What were the three major motivating factors for European explorers?

• Gold, Silver, Treasure

• God, Glory, Gold

• Honor, Justice, Christianity

Multiple Choice

How did the Renaissance impact the Age of Exploration?

• The Renaissance encouraged curiosity and a desire for trade

• There is no connection between the Renaissance and Age of Exploration

• The Renaissance caused a great deal of hardships for countries that needed to be solved through global trade

Multiple Choice

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

• Francisco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francisco Pizarro

Multiple Choice

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Amerigo Vespucci

Multiple Choice

This explorer was the first to sail to India; he brought back spices.

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• John Cabot

Multiple Choice

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Multiple Choice

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

Multiple Choice

This was a fast ship that could sail with and against the wind and had a large cargo area and a shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship

• caravel

• astrolabe

Multiple Choice

European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

Multiple Choice

What impact did exploration have on countries?

• It created strong, wealthy countries

• It created a lot of warfare on the seas

• It had little to no impact on countries, as many were exploring during this time