Exploration

Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)

• Spain 
• Portugal
• Germany
• England

Set up a successful fur trade in the area around the Mississippi and Great Lakes region

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• England

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

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan 

In which direction did the Spanish sail?

• East
• North
• West
• South

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant
• Telescope

European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

• Asia
• Africa
• The north pole
• California