The Age of Exploration: Chapter 3 Review

Technology

• scientific knowledge and tools

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning a route

• an instrument used to find direction

Which of the following was the main reason Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new foods

In 1492 Christopher Columbus reached an island in the Caribbean Sea. He believe, though, that he had reached where?

• Spain

• Asia

• North America

• Mexico

Explorers needed sponsors to pay for their expeditions. There were many costs or risks for sponsoring an expedition. Which of the following is NOT a risk?

• A ship could sink.

• An explorer may not find any valuable goods.

• An explorer may not discover new lands.

• The sponsor may gain new riches.

Early European explorers faced many problems. Which of the following is NOT a problem they faced?

• They didn't have maps or new technology for such a long trip.

• They needed a lot of money to pay for the expedition.

• They had opposition from missionaries.

• They faced many dangers exploring new lands.

What group of Europeans explored North America about A.D. 1000?

• the Mayans

• the Vikings

• missionaries

• Aztecs

A trip taken with the goal of exploring

• expedition

• grant

• treaty

• reform

An agreement between two or more countries

• grant

• expedition

• treaty

• reform

Who was the first European explorer to explore land that became part of the United States?

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

a Spanish conqueror in the Americas

• conquistador

• entrepreneur

• explorer

• treaty