Age of Exploration

Open Ended

What do you think motivated Europeans to seek direct access to the Spice Islands?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a motive for European explorers seeking spices?

• To find new trade routes

• To cut out the middleman in spice trade

• To convert non-Christians to Christianity

• To establish colonies in the Americas

Open Ended

Explain how advancements in navigation technology contributed to the Age of Exploration.

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which regions were connected by the major spice trade routes?

• Europe, Africa, and Asia

• Europe and Australia

• Africa and South America

• Asia and North America

Open Ended

Who was the first to round the tip of southern Africa, and what was the new name given to the Cape of Storms?

Multiple Choice

What was one major misconception that Christopher Columbus had before his first voyage in 1492?

• He believed the earth was flat

• He believed he could sail west to reach the East

• He thought America was already discovered

• He believed the world was much larger than it is

Multiple Choice

Based on the map of Columbus' voyages, which regions did he visit during his explorations?

• Africa and Asia

• North America and Europe

• The Caribbean and parts of Central and South America

• Australia and Antarctica

Open Ended

Explain why Columbus called the natives he encountered 'Indians.'

Multiple Choice

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

• Pedro Cabral - discovered the Pacific Ocean

• Amerigo Vespucci - claimed Brazil for Portugal

• Vasco de Balboa - crossed the Isthmus of Panama

• Juan Ponce de Leon - named the Americas

Multiple Select

Select all statements that are true about Ferdinand Magellan's voyage.

• He was the first to circumnavigate the earth

• He renamed the South Sea the Pacific Ocean

• He discovered the Fountain of Youth

• Many sailors suffered from scurvy

Multiple Choice

Which explorer's voyage is depicted as reaching the Philippines in 1521 on the map?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

Multiple Choice

What was the main goal of explorers searching for the Northwest Passage, as described in the slides?

• To find a land route to Asia

• To find an all-water route through North America

• To establish colonies in Africa

• To discover gold in South America

Open Ended

Describe the routes taken by Henry Hudson on his 1609 and 1610 voyages as shown on the map.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explorers sailed for the French and explored the North American coast from the Carolinas to Newfoundland?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Giovanni de Verrazano

• Jacques Cartier

Multiple Select

Select all the correct statements about Jacques Cartier's voyages based on the images and text.

• He sailed up the St. Lawrence River.

• He claimed land for France.

• He explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• He reached the Pacific Ocean.

Multiple Choice

Based on the map, which of the following regions was NOT acquired by the Portuguese during the 16th-18th centuries?

• Brazil

• Goa

• Nagasaki

• Mozambique

Open Ended

How did the demand for spices from the Moluccas influence European exploration and trade routes?