Age of Exploration

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?

• sponsored his exploration
• married him
• made him royalty

Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?

• God
• Gas
• Gold
• Glory

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?

• Florida
• Virginia 
• Bahamas 
• New York

How many times did Columbus sail to the New World?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

This explorer was the 1st to circumnavigate the world, and later died in the Philippines on his voyage.

• Vasco De Gama

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Black Beard

This Explorer was the first to establish an Indian trade route by sailing south around the Cape of Good Hope.

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• John Cabot

• Hernan Cortez

A German mapmaker named the New World, "America" because of this famous explorer.

• John Cabot

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez

• Christopher Columbus

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder