G-5/4/21: Reasons for Exploration

G-5/4/21: Reasons for Exploration

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

• Asian spices

• curiosity

• spread their religion

• convert more people to Islam

Multiple Choice

What problems did Europe face as it started to explore?

• They feared an invasion from the Americas

• The were too many resources and not enough ways to spend it

• The trade routes to Asia had been cut off by the Ottomans

• Few people were willing to go on a ship

Multiple Choice

What was the main motivation for European nations to trade with Asian nations?

• the value of new markets and goods

• the caravel and advances in technology

• the time it took to trade over land routes

• Viking reports of lands unknown to Europeans

Multiple Choice

tool used to determine direction (N,S,E,W)

• Compass
• Astrolabe 
• caravel 
• telescope 

Multiple Choice

Sleek ships that could carry large loads long distances 

• telescope 
• Compass 
• Astrolabe 
• Caravel 

Multiple Choice

used to determine latitude using the position of stars 

• compass
• caravel 
• Astrolabe 
• telescope