Exploration

Which was a main reason why Europeans began to make long ocean voyages?

• Soldiers wanted to attack and conquer Asian empires.

• Rulers wanted to purchase Asian products from Italian merchants.

• Representatives wanted to make military alliances with African kingdoms.

• Merchants were looking for an alternate sea route to Asian trading markets.

Which became an additional reason for European exploration after the discovery of indigenous people in the New World?

• spreading democracy

• destroying their cultures

• forcing the adoption of Islam

• converting them to Christianity

The diagram above illustrates the components of which economic system that was connected with European exploration?

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Cottage Industry

• Market Economy

What was the major achievement of Hernando De Soto?

• He was the first to sail around the world.

• He explored the Southeast and Mississippi River.

• He discovered New Orleans.

• North and South America are named after him.

Ferdinand Magellan is best known for

• being the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe.

• discovering a northern passage through North America.

• inventing the astrolabe for sailors to extend their voyages.

• exploring the Gulf of Mexico and sailing up the Mississippi River.

What contribution to world exploration was made because of the route of Vespucci?

• Europeans began to think they had finally reached the continent of Asia.

• Europeans began to believe a voyage around the world would be impossible.

• Europeans began to understand that the Americas were new continents and not part of Asia.

• Europeans began to figure out that Africa was an easier continent to explore with more resources.

Which route is closest to the voyage of exploration of Bartolomeu Dias?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which route is closest to the voyage of exploration of Christopher Columbus?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Number 4 on the map above is the route of exploration for which explorer?

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was a caravel and how did it affect the Age of Exploration?

• A giant cargo ship that allowed sailors to transport horses and soldiers to conquer new lands

• A navigational tool which allowed sailors to better follow the stars and have safer voyages

• A sailing ship with speed and maneuverability which increased the range of exploration

• A new type of map developed by cartographers which allowed explorers to find distant lands