S.S. Spiral #4 - European Exploration

Why did the Portuguese want to find a sea route to Asia rather than traveling along the route of the Silk Road? (CHOOSE 2.)

• A sea route would be faster than the land route.

• A sea route would be shorter than the land route.

• A sea route was less dangerous than traveling across deserts and mountains.

• A sea route would take them north instead of east.

Even though the Vikings were officially the first Europeans to reach North America, why didn't other Europeans such as the Spanish or English know it existed for hundreds of years later?

• The Vikings thought other Europeans already knew about it.

• The Vikings didn't tell others about it.

• The Vikings found lots of gold there and didn't want to share it.

• The Vikings were all killed by the natives in Newfoundland.

During the time of the Renaissance, Europeans were curious about things such as __________.

• Science

• Math

• Technology

• Art

• all of the above

Which invention made navigation easier day or night because it had a magnet pointing north?

• compass

• gunpowder

• caravel

• better maps

Which invention was created by cartographers?

• compass

• gunpowder

• caravel

• better maps

Which invention made explorers feel safer against enemies?

• compass

• gunpowder

• caravel

• better maps

Which invention was a ship that could travel faster with better sails?

• compass

• gunpowder

• caravel

• better maps

Which of the following were goals of the Spanish once they found the New World? (CHOOSE 3.) *Remember the 3 G's.

• to search for gold and riches

• to spread the Christian religion

• to meet the new native people

• to claim new lands

• to find a faster sea route to Asia

Which of the following is an accurate statement about Christopher Columbus's experience while traveling to the New World?

• He felt great pride in finding new land and claiming it for Spain.

• He successfully traded with the Taino people in San Salvador.

• He died in the New World during his last voyage.

• He and his crew worked well together to find a sea route to Asia.

Who was America named after?

• Vespucci, because he proved Columbus discovered America

• Balboa, because he reached the Isthmus of Panama

• Magellan, because he circumnavigated the world

• Columbus, because he discovered America