Early Age of Exploration

Where was Columbus born?

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."

• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• England

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

• It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

• The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

• The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

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

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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Who was the Americas named after?

• Giovanni Cabato

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Henry Hudson

• Amerigo Hollandaise

Where did Christopher Columbus believed he had landed in 1492?

• Europe

• India

• South Africa

• Asia

How do most experts think the first humans came to North America?

• They sailed from India

• They were always there

• By walking across a land bridge between Asia and North America

• By swimming 1,000,000 miles

What time period influenced a new desire to find new lands?

• Renaissance

• WWII

• Reformation

• Middle Ages

During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.

• find a faster trade route to Asia
• spread Christianity
• colonize new territories
• all of the above

What were the three G's of exploration?

• God, glory, gold

• Glory, guns, gummies

• Gold, guns, gangsters

• God, Guns, gold