What role did technology play in the European exploration of the Americas?

Advancements in technology made it easier for explorers to travel.

What role did technology play in the European exploration of the Americas?

Trade with North America gave Europeans more advanced technology.

Loss of technology made it harder for explorers to travel.

Which statement explains the relationship of nations such as Portugal, Spain, and England during the Age of Exploration?

The nations were in competition to find the best trade routes and gain wealth.

The nations worked together to find the best route to the New World.

The nations put their money together to fund a few explorers.

The nations agreed to share any gold and other wealth that were discovered.

Why were European explorers looking for a water route to Asia?

To find a quicker and cheaper route to trade with people in Asia

To set up colonies in Asia and force the people living there to be slaves

To share new military technology with the people of Asia

To spread their religious beliefs to the people of Asia

How did the astrolabe and the compass advance exploration of the world?

They showed the ship’s location and direction making navigation easier.

They helped the ships move faster in the water.

They allowed the ships to move against the wind.

They used the stars to make it possible for ships to travel at night.

How did the invention of the compass, caravel ship, and astrolabe encourage exploration?

Explorers were able to sail longer distances with more accuracy.

Explorers traveled around selling the products to make money.

Explorers traveled the world looking for these products.

Explorers wanted to visit new cultures to share this technology.

What did Columbus hope to do on his expedition of the world?

Find a new route to the Far East

How did the invention of the caravel improve European exploration?

It allowed explorers to travel faster and farther.

It allowed explorers to build strong buildings when they set up colonies.

It allowed explorers to navigate the open seas more accurately.

It allowed explorers to protect their ships.

Reasons for exploration of the seas included all of the following EXCEPT:

to get famous for finding new land

to get spices and other goods from Asia

to avoid the long and dangerous journey along the Silk Road

to stop paying high prices to merchants

How did the growth of cartography impact European exploration of the New World?

It allowed explorers to share the locations of their discoveries.

It allowed explorers to travel faster and farther.

It allowed explorers to determine their locations at sea accurately.

It allowed explorers to communicate with their home countries.

How did the Vikings’ relationships with other Europeans impact global exploration?

a. Their poor relationships with other Europeans prevented the Vikings from sharing the news of their discovery of North America.

a. Their strong relationships with other Europeans helped the Vikings share the news of their discovery of North America.

a. Their strong relationships with other Europeans inspired many nations to explore the New World.

a. Their poor relationships with other Europeans prevented the Vikings from gaining the technology needed to explore the New World.

Why were John Cabot and Henry Hudson unsuccessful in their attempts to find the Northwest Passage through North America?

The Northwest Passage could not be found because it does not exist.

They traveled at a time when the Northwest Passage was frozen over.

Access to the Northwest Passage was blocked by the Dutch.

They sailed south of the Northwest Passage.

What contribution to exploration was made by Ferdinand Magellan and his crew?

They were the first to sail around the world.

They were the first to discover the New World.

They were the first to sail around the African continent.

They were the first to reach China without traveling the Silk Road.

What did Hernando de Soto find on his explorations?

He was the first to cross the Mississippi River.

He was the first to make it to California.

He was the first to find the Great Lakes.

He was the first to find Canada.

What was the significance of Robert LaSalle’s expedition?

He explored the Mississippi River to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana.

He claimed the coastal regions of North America and called this land Virginia and New England.

He discovered the Northwest Passage did not exist and claimed New France.

He was the first to sail around the world and claim land for Spain.

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