Unit 1 Exploration

Which reason BEST completes this list?

• To spread democratic ideals.

• To improve efficiency in manufacturing

• To locate potential military allies

• To claim new territory.

Marco Polo traveled to Asia because he desired to --

• Learn about the different cultures

• Study the government system of the Chinese

• Gain inspiration to write a novel to become wealthy

• Make money by selling things he brought back from his trip.

Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage in order to --

• prove the world was round

• improve trade with Native American Indians

• explore the Great Lakes

• find a shorter water-route to Asia

An astrolabe was beneficial to sailors because it -

• allowed the ship to sail in the wind

• Used the stars to help identify the sailors location

• Prevented water from leaking into the ship

• Was a valuable metal that could be traded to natives in exchange for valuable supplies.

What was one important result of the encounter between Europeans and Native American Indians?

• Native American Indian populations continued to increase.

• The African slave trade ended.

• New diseases were spread to Native American Populations

• Spain's empire in the New World declined

Europeans desired to find a water way to Asia because-

• Many thieves were found along the land routes.

• A ship sailed smoother than a wagon that was pulled across land.

• You could travel faster by water than by land.

• Ships were easier to construct than wagons.

The movement of plants, animals, and ideas between the "Old World" and the "New World" is called the -

• Great Transfer

• Columbian Exchange

• Global Market

• Stock Exchange

Columbus landing in the America's is so important because -

• He was the first person to ever set foot on that land.

• It led to the discovery of gold, which Europeans had never seen before.

• all the natives in the Americas became Christians

• Europeans did not know that the continents of North and South American existed.

What is one effect of Hernan Cortez's expedition?

• Other people from Europe wanted to conquer Native Americans to gain wealth.

• Relationships between European and Native Americans improved.

• Native Americans forbid Europeans from crossing the Atlantic Ocean

• The Kings and Queen's in Europe stopped all exploration in the Americas so no more Native Americans would Die.

Based on the drawing, what was one consequence of Europeans landing in the Americas?

• Native Americans died fighting for their land.

• Natives Americans died from European diseases.

• Native Americans learned how to tattoo their bodies

• Native Americans learned to ride horses.