History Alive CH. 4

a journey made for a special purpose

• expedition
• monarch
• competition
• motivation

a reason for doing something

• expedition
• monarch
• competition
• motivation

Why did the Age of Exploration begin?

• They wanted to find a faster sea route to Asia.
• They were tired of living on land.
• They wanted to get rubies form South America.
• They were trying to find the Fountain of Youth.

Why did explorers want to find a faster way to Asia?

• to get slaves
• to find out the ingredients in Indian food
• to get spices, silk, and porcelain
• to find out how fireworks are made

What word best describes the motivation of trying to be better than other countries?

• gold
• The 3 G's
• competition
• monarch

Europeans called the Americas the "New World" because they didn't know it existed until now.

• True

• False

What is the Age of Exploration

• a time in history when people from Europe traveled to far away places

• a time in history when new tools were being discovered

• a time in history when people began exploring new mountain ranges

• a time in history when Native Americans began migrating

What is an archeologist?

• someone who studies animals

• someone who studies maps

• someone who studies human artifacts from past cultures

• someone who studies how people interact with their environment

Which of the following is a motivation for European explorers to explore the new world?

• to claim new lands

• to find gold, silver, and other riches

• to expand Christianity

• all of the above

A tool that measured the height of the sun above the horizon

• compass
• astrolabe
• map
• cartography