WHII Exploration

All were reasons of exploration by the Europeans except

• God

• Gold

• Fruit

• Glory

Vasco da Gama, sailed for Portugal, and is known as the first European to successfully sail to

• Caribbean

• China

• India

• Cape of Good Hope

Hernan Cortes, Christopher Columbus, Francisco Pizzaro, and Ferdinand Magellen sailed for which country?

• Britain

• Spain

• France

• Netherlands

Who was the first European to sail around the world or circumnavigate it?

• Columbus

• Pizzaro

• Cortes

• Magellen

Another reason that Europeans wanted to colonize America was to spread Christianity.

• True

• False

The Muslims living in the Ottoman Empire inspired new navigational tools to help the Europeans sail the high seas.

• False

• True

Who was greatly responsible for financing exploration missions from Portugal?

• Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

• Drake

• da Gama

Which explorer sailed for France and discovered the St. Lawrence river and the Great Lakes?

• Drake

• Magellen

• Cartier

• da Gama

Two great indigenous empires were destroyed by the Spanish during the 1500's

• True

• False

The indigenous people were forced to adopt the culture of the mother country.

• False

• True