Intro to Exploration

What was the main reason why Europeans began the Age of Discovery?

• to find a sea route to the spice islands and India

• to find converts to Christianity

• to find new areas for Europeans to settle

• to find new lands to plunder and get rich from

The country that led the way in the Age of Discovery was

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Hernan Cortez and a small Spanish army conquered

• The Mayans

• The Incas

• The Aztecs

• The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Which empire was conquered by Francisco Pizarro?

• The Mayans

• The Aztecs

• The Mayans and Aztecs

• The Inca

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

• To find a faster route to America

• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy

• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia

_____________ was the first country to circumnavigate the globe (sail completely around the globe)

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which religion did the European powers wish to spread all over the world?

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Judaism

What is the term for a Spanish explorer who conquered lands they discovered?

• vacqueros

• encomiendas

• viceroys

• conquistadors

Who made the first permanent contact with the Americas?

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellen

What did people believe about the world in the time of Columbus?

• that it was round

• that it was flat

• that it was as large as the sun

• that it was almost all water