World History SDC Unit 1-5

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

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship
• caravel
• astrolabe
• compass

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 Spanish term meaning "to entrust" that gave colonists the right over Native Americans.

• conquistadors
• entrusta
• conversion
• encomienda

European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

• Asia
• Africa
• The north pole
• California

What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)

• Balboa
• Cabot
• Magellan
• De Soto

Which country was the leading developer of advancements in sailing?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

Which explorer sailed up the Saint Lawrence River and claimed lands for France in 1535?

• John Cabot

• Francis Drake

• Jacques Cartier

• Francisco Pizarro