
European Exploration
Authored by Lashana Walters
History
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an important reason for European exploration?
European countries hoped to find an all-water route to Asia
European merchants needed North American laborers after a pandemic hit Europe
European countries were searching for new areas to send their growing populations
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major reason for the colonization of the Americas by Europeans?
European leaders wanted to expand their economic and political power
European leaders wanted a place to send their criminal populations
European leaders wanted to learn more about Native American tribes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason that Spain funded Columbus’s first voyage?
people to convert to the Christian religion
a more direct overseas trade route to Asia
a source of slave labor to work in Spanish mines
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why wasn't Europe able to use the traditional trade route to Asia?
Asian countries did not want to trade
Italy and some Muslim countries blocked the route
King Ferdinand did not want to work with Henry the Navigator
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was ONE of the consequences of Columbus’s expedition across the Atlantic Ocean?
To find a new route
The discovery of the Americas
Christopher Columbus’ ships
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was ONE of the reasons why the Spanish explorers could win the fight against the native people?
They had the Pope on their side
They had better weapons
They were more people
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the horse important for the Spanish explorers?
Native people did not have horses
Horses were a great food source
Horses were very fast
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