Age of Exploration Quiz

Select all of the following that are the main reasons for exploration in the 15th Century

• Platinum

• Gold

• Silver

• Glory

• God

When referring to "God", the Europeans wanted to

• find glory for your king

• spread Christianity and fight off the Muslims

• make everyone Roman Catholic

• created Freedom of Religion around the world

True or False, the main reason for exploration was for the Glory

• True

• False

Finding spices, precious metals like gold and silver, sugar and other valuable items were all examples of what motivation?

According to most theories and artifacts, Native Americans first migrated to the Americas

• by sailing from Europe with the Vikings

• when all of the continents were connected together (Pangea)

• by walking from Asia during the last Ice Age

• none of the above are correct

In 1492, Columbus sailed the Ocean _________

Before Columbus, this Viking was believed to be the first European to sail to the New World (America)

• Eric the Red

• Leif Ericson

• Sven Svenderson

• Lars Ulrich

True or False, Columbus proved the world was round when he sailed around it

• True

• False

Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to explore

• the New World

• Antarctica

• Australia

• China and other parts of Asia

Amerigo Vespucci was best known for

• discovering America

• exploring Asia

• having the New World named after him

• being the first to sail around the world