Age of Exploration

Which European country did NOT claim territory in North America?

• Spain 
• Italy 
• England
• France

Which country claims the land occupied by letter B?

• France
• England
• Spain
• Portugal

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

What explorer circumnavigated the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)

• Balboa
• Cabot
• Magellan
• De Soto

Why was Europe interested in Asia?

• Trade
• Religion
• Land
• Information

Which of the following was an outcome of exploration that was NOT an intended goal of the Age of Exploration?

• Gold and Resources
• Spread Diseases
• Spread Christianity
• Wealth and Fame

Which county was the most aggressive in claiming new lands?

• Portugal
• Spain
• England
• France

Europeans called the Americas the _________________, even though Native Americans had lived there for thousands of years.

• New World
• New Europe
• Strange Land
• North Carolina

What was the name of the time period in the 1500s when European explorers started searching for new lands?

• Explor-a-rama
• The Age of Exploration
• The Age of New Discovery
• Expedition time