Age of Exploration

Who was the first explorer to land in America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Leif Eriksson

• John Cabot

• Marco Polo

Trade between Europe and Asia was stopped when the Turks captured

• Rome

• Roanoke

• Constantinople

• Damascus

While sailing to the unknown, why were Columbus's sailors ready for mutiny?

• They saw natives

• They didn't think Columbus had a good plan

• They were fighting over gold

• They were competing with other sailors to get to Asia first

Who was John Cabot compared to?

• Leif Eriksson

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

What explorer's ship was the first to sail around the world?

• La Salle

• De Soto

• Polo

• Magellan

Hernan Cortes is best-known for

• building a fur industry

• conquering the Inca Empire

• finding the Mississippi River

• conquering the Aztec Empire

What motivated Hernando De Soto to explore?

• fur

• gold

• Northwest Passage

• spices

Why did Robert LaSalle want to explore?

• to find sea monsters

• to find gold

• to find fur-trading routes

• to find the Bahamas

What was an obstacle LaSalle had to overcome?

• His ship with furs was stolen

• sea monsters

• He couldn't sail on frozen waters

• A fight with Henry Hudson

Which explorer sailed for both England and the Dutch?

• DeSoto

• Magellan

• Hudson

• LaSalle