European Exploration

Give three motives for European exploration.

• God, technology, ships

• farming, explorers, animals

• glory, religion, faster route to Asia

• God, glory. gold

A missionary is?

• hired military person

• sent to promote christianity and teach the language

• John Smith

• Pocahontas

Why did the settlement at St. Sauveur on Mount Desert Island fail?

• They built bigger larger ships, maps, and compasses.

• They opened up trade routes.

• It began a new period of development.

• Their two missionaries got kidnapped, harsh winters, lack of supplies.

What does epoch mean?

• A feature or quality that belongs to a person, place, or thing.

• A failing settlement

• Increased exploration

• An event or a time that begins a new period or development.

Name 2 important characteristics of European Culture in the 1500’s.

• monarchies and religion

• God and glory

• slavery and riches

• shipbuilding and spices

Who was Giovanni da Verrazzano?

• The King of Spain

• The King of France

• A Missionary

• The first European clearly documented being in Maine.

What is Norumbega?

• A disease brought over by Europeans.

• The city of spices.

• A land of rich farmland, beautiful forests and rivers teeming with life.

• The first settlement of the French.

A reason for doing something is...

• motive

• rewarding

• inspiring

• advancement

Why did Bessabez agree to an alliance with the French?

• Needed fresh water, tools and weapons.

• To marry the Indian princess.

• For protection, trade, and power

• For protection, land, and power.

How did the Europeans feel about the Indians?

• They wanted to learn from them.

• They were scared of their weapons.

• They appreciated their skills.

• They felt that they were savages and needed to be socialized.