Ch 4.1 Age of Exploration PPT

Multiple Choice

Which explorer is associated with the exploration of the Cape of Good Hope?

• Dias

• Columbus

• Cabot

• Verazzano

Multiple Choice

What two things did the Europeans want when the began exploring?

• Find new land to conquer and enslave
• Discover new species of animals and plants
• Establish diplomatic relations with indigenous peoples
• New trade routes to Asia and spread Christianity

Multiple Choice

Name the 3 factors that led to European Exploration?

• God, Gold, Glory

• God, Country, Crown

• Silver, Religious Freedom, Fishing

• God, Gold, Grains

Drag and Drop

Our story begins with a ​

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prince named Henry t​he​ ​

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. He loved to learn about the world and wanted to find a sea route to the rich lands of ​

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. He sponsored many expeditions down the coast of ​

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to find a way around the continent.

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Portuguese

Navigator

Asia

Africa

Multiple Choice

Who was the first explorer to find a direct sea route to Asia by going around Africa to India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Fill in the Blank

The southern coast of West Africa was known as the ___ Coast.

Open Ended

Explain how Portugal was able to dominate the spice trade in Asia.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus are correct?(3)

• He sailed westward to reach Asia.

• He reached Cuba and Hispaniola.

• He was the first to circumnavigate the world.

• He explored all major Caribbean islands and Honduras.

Multiple Choice

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomeu Dias

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• To divide unexplored lands between Portugal and Spain

• To end a war between France and England

• To establish trade routes to Asia

• To convert indigenous people to Christianity

Open Ended

Explain how the Treaty of Tordesillas and the Line of Demarcation affected the exploration and colonization of the Americas.

Multiple Choice

How did the Pope prevent Spain and Portugal from fighting over newly discovered lands?

• By creating the Line of Demarcation

• By sending armies to both countries

• By giving all lands to Spain

• By refusing to recognize any discoveries

Fill in the Blank

Amerigo Vespucci's letters describing new lands helped lead to the naming of ___ .

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explorers is correctly matched with their achievement?

• John Cabot - Explored the coastline of New England

• Amerigo Vespucci - Explored the Mississippi River

• Samuel de Champlain - Conquered the Aztecs

• Hernán Cortés - Founded Quebec

Multiple Select

Which of the following were goals of the Spanish conquistadors in the New World? (3)

• To find gold

• To claim land

• To spread Christianity

• To establish democracy

Multiple Choice

Who led the Spanish forces that marched to Tenochtitlan and made alliances with city-states along the way?

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Montezuma

• Christopher Columbus

Multiple Select

Which of the following factors contributed to the Spanish advantage over the Aztecs during their conquest? (2)

• Use of firearms and steel swords

• Alliances with city-states

• Aztec immunity to European diseases

• Spanish knowledge of the terrain

Open Ended

Explain how the Spanish were able to expand their control to all of Mexico after the fall of Tenochtitlan.

Fill in the Blank

The Aztec had no natural immunity to European diseases such as ___.

Multiple Choice

Who led the conquest of the Inca Empire in South America?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortes

• Montezuma

• Atahualpa

Open Ended

Discuss the impact of European rivals, such as the English and Dutch, on Spanish and Portuguese colonial ambitions in the Americas.

Open Ended

How did the explorations by different European countries during the Age of Exploration shape the modern world?