Age of Exploration 7th Grade

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

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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Europeans wanted to find which of the following to expand trade with the East 

• precious metals
• water
• fur
• lumber

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan 

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

The Portuguese had a major issue in trying to reach Asia by water. What was it?

• England
• Magic Islands
• They didn't have boats. 
• Africa

This invention used the sun, moon, planets, and stars to help explorers navigate on the open ocean.

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant
• Telescope

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass
• Compass Rose
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

Christopher Columbus

• First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America

In regards to the Columbian Exchange, what was the major factor that killed majority of the Native Americans?

• They died from starvation
• They died from disease
• They died from battle
• They died from poor nutrition