Age of Exploration

How was Christianity a motivator during the Age of Exploration?

• Missionaries spread Buddhism into China

• New idea spread down the Silk Road

• Missionaries spread Christianity to the natives of the New World

• Desert traders spread Islam along trade routes

Which was an immediate result of the European Age of Exploration?

• Christianity became the religion of West Africa

• European influence spread to the Western Hemisphere

• The population of Native Americans increased

• European nations began a policy of isolationism

What valuable trade items encouraged European nations to search for a water route to Asia?

• silk and spices

• gold and silver

• bronze and copper

• iron and weaponry

Which of the following countries was the first to participate in the African slave trade?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

Which of the following countries was most successful in creating long lasting, permanent settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

What was the main purpose for all European exploration?

• to build wealth through increased trade

• to build military power with larger populations

• to build political power through larger populations

• to build greater influence over native cultures

Which of the following was a reason that many took part in exploration?

• People went as prisoners who worked on the boats

• People went for a spirit of adventure and wealth

• People were forced to sail as slaves

• People wanted to become government officials

Which of the following was the initial reason that European countries started Exploration?

• to find trade routes with the Americas

• to find trade routes with Canada

• to find water trade routes to Caribbean Islands

• to find water trade routes to Asia

What are the 3 G's that spurred exploration?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

• Gasoline

Which earlier events in Europe helped to spur the Age of Exploration?

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Outbreak of the plague

• Reformation and Counter Reformation