Exploration

How did explorers seek a faster water route to Asia?

• traveling West of Europe in ships

• traveling to the North Pole

• talking to the rulers of the Silk Road

• sailing south of the tip of South America

What was Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searching for in the Americas?

• The Grand Canyon

• The 7 Cities of Gold

• India

• A water route to Asia

What does wealth mean?

• the state of being well

• the state of being rich

• having a strong government

• the state of being poor

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

• fame

• water

• wealth

• Christianity

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of resources, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

• The spread of diseases across North and South America.

• The creation of Hispaniola by Christopher Columbus.

• The exchange of goods between Christopher Columbus and the Spanish King.

Which is a result of Europeans exploring the Americas?

• A new and faster water route to Asia for European merchants to buy and sell goods.

• An exchange of resources like plants and animals as well as diseases an idea between Europe and the Americas.

• All Native Americans died from diseases the Europeans brought to the Americas when they arrived.

• 50% of the Europeans died from diseases explorers contracted while in the Americas.

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 humans need?

• gold

• food

• water

• land

Who began to lose natural resources such as land, food, and water during the Age of Exploration?

• Spanish explorers

• Native Americans

• French explorers

• Italian explorers