What does exploration mean?

Changes in __________ allowed people to expand their travels.

• technology

• religion

• population

• language

Empires wanted to expand and control trading and

• colonization

• technology

• the Atlantic Ocean

• trade routes

Explorers wanted to bring their ________ beliefs to the places they explored.

• Buddist

• Muslim

• Christian

• Jewish

What are some of the goods that were traded?

• corn, beans and squash

• wheat, oats and barley

• spices, silks and gold

• trees, acorns and nuts

The rulers of Portugal and Spain wanted to find a way to sail around __________ to Asia.

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• South America

Columbus wanted to reach __________ by sailing _________.

• China

• South Carolina

• India

Columbus sailed in __________.

• 1924

• 1429

• 1492

• 1942

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand agreed to pay for three ships, tools and ________________.

• a cartographer

• an entrepreneur

• a crew

• a navigator

What was NOT a reason the explorers came to American?

• to find their families

• to spread their religion

• to find resources

• to claim land

What is a characteristic of an explorer?

• they live at home

• they ask a lot of questions

• they don't like water