European Exploration

Columbus thought he was in the Indies because....

• He thought the world was flat

• His maps did not have N. America on them

• He met the Natives

• Siri told him it was

Columbus miscalculated the distance by approximately

4, 000 miles based on the teachings of

• Ptolemy

• Galileo

• Einstein

• Trump

The three reasons that European countries wanted to explore were to expand their empires, spread their religion and be a part of foreign trade to be more powerful is also known as

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• All of the above

Spanish Conquistadors were motivated to explore by a rumor...

• There was fountain of youth

• There

• There was gold and silver

• There was magic

The Spanish conquered the Natives for all of the reasons EXCEPT

• weapons and animals the Natives have never seen before

• They had more access to food

• help from other Native groups

• They thought they were Gods

The effect of the English defeating the Spanish Armada opened what continent up for colonization?

• Asia

• Africa

• N. America

• Europe

The French are known for exploiting what natural resources in the N. America?

• Whales and Timber

• Fish and Furs

• Frogs and Furs

• None, they came only for religious freedom.

The Renaissance is often referred to as

• the Rebirth of Greek and Roman ideals

• the Rebirth of Greek and Italian ideals

• the Rebirth of German ideals

• the Rebirth of Italian ideals

During the age of exploration... choose all that apply

• new lands were discovered

• Innovations in cartography and trade were made

• there was an exchange of cultures and ideas between distant lands

• NONE of the above

( inference) Because of innovations in technology, Europeans were able to

• make long sea voyages

• spread disease to natives

• both a and b

• none of the above