Exploration Baker

Which question below is NOT a reason the Spain explored the New World 

• Oil
• Gold
• God
• Glory

During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?

• Africa
• America
• Asia
• Europe

Which new foods came from America?

• wheat and rice
• apples and pears
• spaghetti squash and cucumbers
• potatoes and squash

What do farmers do with a cash crop?

• eat it as soon as possible
• freeze it to store for winter
• sell it for money
• feed it to animals

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• to visit holy sites
• to live in poverty
• to learn about other faiths
• to spread their beliefs 

How did the printing press impact exploration?

• It allowed people to travel against the wind.
• It allowed people to take pictures of the journeys they had traveled 
• It made books more expensive
• The printing press allowed more people to learn to read and want to explore.

What group of people reached the Americas first, even thought they wouldn't stay there??

• Spanish
• Viking/Norse
• French
• English

This was the first leader of the first expedition to sail around the globe.

• Cortes
• Pizzaro
• Balboa
• Magellen

What is the name of the tool that allowed explorers to determine their position north and south?

• Astrolabe
• Magnetic compass
• Caravel
• navigator's level

Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 

• Francisco Pizarro 
• Sir Francis Drake 
• Hernan Cortez 
• Henry the Navigator