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age of exploration p1

age of exploration p1

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9th Grade

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What factors motivated the European Age of Exploration?

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

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Which of the following were motivations for European exploration?

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Gold (wealth)

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Glory (fame and power)

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God (spread of Christianity)

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Escape from Europe

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Multiple Choice

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

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It could travel in shallow water and open seas

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It was powered by steam engines

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It was made entirely of metal

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It could fly over land

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Multiple Choice

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

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To find new trade routes to Asia

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To spread democracy

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To escape religious persecution

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To discover new forms of art

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Multiple Choice

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

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

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They focused only on regional trade routes.

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They avoided contact with other continents.

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They explored only Africa and Asia.

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Multiple Choice

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

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Vasco da Gama

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Christopher Columbus

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Bartolomeu Dias

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Multiple Choice

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

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It brought great wealth to Portugal.

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It led to the decline of Portuguese power.

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It caused Portugal to focus only on land exploration.

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It resulted in the loss of Portuguese colonies.

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

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African coast, Brazil, and Spice Islands

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North America, India, and Australia

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China, Japan, and the Philippines

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South America, North America, and Europe

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