Age of Exploration

What motivated European explorers to travel to the "New World"? Choose all that apply.

• They wanted to find fossils.

• Gold & spices from India and Asia

• They were searching for houses.

• Glory (being famous and brave)

• They thought it was their destiny and that they were sent by their God.

Which of these statements is NOT true?

• Conquistadors were motivated by gold, God, and glory.

• The Age of Exploration led to the Atlantic slave trade.

• European explorers invented the magnetic compass and the astrolabe.

• The Age of Exploration led to the Columbian Exchange.

What motivated Europeans to explore? Give several ideas.

Why was the lanteen sail considered a technological advancement?

Why was the astrolabe considered a technological advancement?

How does a magnetic compass help with exploration?

• It helps steer ships.

• Sailors can navigate and find North, even on cloudy days.

• Sailors can use it to find islands.

• A magnetic compass helps determine the direction of the wind.

What effect did the Age of Exploration have on First Nations of the Americas? Give 2 specific

examples.

What was the Atlantic slave trade?

What do you think the United States would be like today if the Age of Exploration

never happened? Explain.

What is ONE effect the Columbian Exchange had on diseases?