European Explorers and Age of Exploration

Which of these events happened when Spanish conquistadors explored the New World?

• Magellan found the long lost Fountain of Youth.

• Verrazano explored most of the South American Coast.

• Cortes and Pizarro conquered the Aztec and Inca Empires

Portuguese advanced in sailing when .....

• They used large, square sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind and become incredibly fast on the water

• They began building ships called Rudders, that could now be used without oars on the ship’s sides

• Ships could sail against the wind and steer better with new innovations like triangular sails and rudders

Which of the following was a main reason explorers went to the New World?

• Explorers were looking for gold, other riches, and fame, and hoped to bring wealth to their mother country

• Explorers wanted to learn more about the Native Americans natural way of life and bring that way of life back to their mother country

• Explorers were primarily concerned with finding new medicines in the New World so they could heal diseases back home

4. Which phrase identifies one major result of the Age of Exploration?

• a long period of peace and cooperation in the Americas

• a long period of migration of people from Europe to the Americas

• a long period of democratic governments in the Americas

Which 3 were the names of Columbus's ships?

• Nina

• Pollock

• Santa Maria

• Voyager

• Pinta

Who sent Columbus on his first voyage?

• King Henry of England

• Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

• Chief Montezumah of the Aztec

• Emperor Gingas Khan of Africa

Columbus's discovery wasn't the Indies. It later became known as .....

• Australia

• the Americas

• Africa

• Europe

In the 1400 AND 1500's, Europeans viewed the New World as ____________, ______________, and ____________. Select the 3 answers.

• a world filled with pollution and waste

• a world to be controlled by the Europeans

• a world filled with unfamiliar inhabitants

• a world filled with wealth

• a world with modern armies