7.58 (Motivations for Exploration)

Choose the three primary motivations for European exploration.

• gold & wealth

• God and religion

• spread of technology

• the conquering of China

• glory and personal/political fame

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople, cutting of Europeans from the Silk Road.

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Which major European religious event motivated Roman Catholic kingdoms to explore?

• the Protestant Reformation

• the Crusades

• the Reconquista

• the Investiture Controversy

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

desire of personal fame

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

national pride and competition between kingdoms.

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

the Catholic Church wanted to spread Catholicism.

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Which of the following countries was not significantly involved in overseas exploration?

• England

• France

• Spain

• The Italian City-States

Hernán Cortés claimed the Aztec Empire's land for Spain, and ordered the Aztecs to give him their gold. This is an example of which two motivations?

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

new and unique resources

• Gold

• God

• Glory

Categorize the following motivation for exploration:

spread of Protestantism in and out of Europe

• Gold

• God

• Glory