Age of Exploration

Which is not one of the three reasons Europeans explored?

• God
• Gas
• Gold
• Glory

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

Where did Columbus first take foot in the New World?

• Florida
• Virginia 
• Bahamas 
• New York

What is an astrolabe? 

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• None of the above. 

What is a caravel?

• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• All of the above. 

What was a magnetic compass? 

• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• None of the above. 

What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?

• They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
• They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
• They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
• They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.

This famous Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec civilization.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernan Cortez

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca civilization.

• Francisco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Franz Ferdinand

• Francisco Pizarro

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish