The Age of Exploration

What does wealth mean?

• being healthy

• being rich

• having a strong government

• being poor

What was the first and most wanted thing sought for in the Americas?

• fame

• water

• wealth

• Christianity

What is glory?

• bright light of the sun

• purple flowers that open in the morning sunlight

• honor from great achievements

• sailing on a ship across the ocean

Which is NOT a reason for exploration?

• Hunting

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Which is NOT a natural resource that people need to live?

• gold

• food

• water

• land

Which word below means a navigation tool that measures the height of the sun or a star above the horizon?

• slave trade

• caravel

• astrolabe

• merchant

Which word means the use of scientific knowledge and new ideas to create practical tools that improve lives?

• merchant

• trading post

• astrolabe

• technology

Which word below means a new kind of sailing ship that was smaller, lighter, and had triangular sails?

• astrolabe

• caravel

• merchant

• slave trade

Who was Henry the Navigator?

• The first European to sale around the south of Africa

• The first explorer to discover the Americas

• The King of Portugal who sent out explorers to map the west coast of Africa

Conquistadors PRIMARILY attacked the Aztecs and Incas because......

• They were acting in self defense

• They wanted to steal their crops

• They wanted to steal their gold and silver

• They didn't and were actually very peaceful