age of exploration p1

Open Ended

What factors motivated the European Age of Exploration?

Open Ended

How did religion play a role in motivating European explorers during the Age of Exploration?

Multiple Select

Which of the following were motivations for European exploration?

• Gold (wealth)

• Glory (fame and power)

• God (spread of Christianity)

• Escape from Europe

Multiple Choice

What was one major advantage of the caravel ship that helped European explorers during the Age of Exploration?

• It could travel in shallow water and open seas

• It was powered by steam engines

• It was made entirely of metal

• It could fly over land

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the main motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To spread democracy

• To escape religious persecution

• To discover new forms of art

Multiple Choice

What major change did European sailors bring about in the late 1400s that distinguished them from Muslim and Chinese explorers?

• They began global exploration and created colonies to increase wealth and power.

• They focused only on regional trade routes.

• They avoided contact with other continents.

• They explored only Africa and Asia.

Multiple Choice

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

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartolomeu Dias

Multiple Choice

What was one major result of Portugal gaining a sea route to Asia?

• It brought great wealth to Portugal.

• It led to the decline of Portuguese power.

• It caused Portugal to focus only on land exploration.

• It resulted in the loss of Portuguese colonies.

Multiple Choice

Which regions did Portugal establish colonies in during the Age of Exploration?

• African coast, Brazil, and Spice Islands

• North America, India, and Australia

• China, Japan, and the Philippines

• South America, North America, and Europe