Age of Exploration

Which European country was the first to send out explorers?

• Spain
• England
• France
• Portugal

Who started a school for mapmaking and navigation?

• Cabot
• Columbus
• Cortes
• Prince Henry

Which of the following were obstacles faced by the explorers?

• fear of the unknown
• disease and starvation 
• poor maps and tools
• all of the above

The ultimate goal of the early explorers was to

• find a water route around Africa to India

• discover new land

• explore the coast of Africa

• spread Christianity

The expeditions of Conquistadors Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the

• destroyed the Aztecs and Incas
• captured Brazil
• colonized N/A
• exploration of the Indies

Christopher Columbus set sail to

• find a faster route to Asia
• find gold
• spread christianity
• all of the above

Pizarro claimed which region of South America

• Andes Mnt. where the Incas lived

• what is today Brazil

• tip of S/A

• none of the above

With Spanish dominance in the Southern North America and the Atlantic, at the beginning of the Age of Exploration, France and England sought a

• land route to Asia
• route around Africa
• Northwest Passage
• they were not exploring yet

The goals of the Age of Exploration were

• Gold

• Glory

• God

• All of the above

Which route did Columbus take?

• A
• B
• C
• D