European Explorers: Motivations

All explorers wanted this so that they could get rich!  I was not always shiny, but it was always used to make money!

• Gold
• God
• Glory

During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.

• find a faster trade route to Asia
• spread Christianity
• colonize new territories
• all of the above

Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?

• wealth
• religious conversion
• spread disease
• economic opportunity

Many of the first European explorers went exploring in search of gold and riches.
True or False

• True
• False

Who were the major players in European exploration?

• England, France, Spain

• England, Italy, Egypt

• Portugal, Spain, Sweden

• India, France, Greece

Which of the following was a religious motivation of the early explorers?

• Find gold
• Claim the most land
• Spread Christianity
• Spread Judaism

Europe is a ______________ that includes countries like Spain, England, and France. 

• country
• city
• continent
• state

Europeans were trying to find a water route to __________________, they thought that this would make their country rich with its silk, spices, and treasures. 

• Asia
• America
• Antartica
• Australia