TN Ready Module 8 Review: Age of Exploration

Which explorers, below, sailed for Spain?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Jacques Cartiers

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernando de Soto

Identify the motivations for European Kingdoms to explore.

• economic gain (gold)

• political rivalry (glory)

• spread of religion (god)

• agricultural practices (grain)

Which of the following explorers sailed for England?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

Whose colonies are shown in the image?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

• Netherlands (Dutch)

Which of the following explorers sailed for France?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Jacques Cartier

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Bartolomeu Dias

What piece of equipment helped ships sail into the wind?

• compass

• chronometer

• astrolabe

• lateen sail

Catholic monarchs encouraging their colonists and convert the indigenous people to Roman Catholic Christianity is an example of which motivation to explore?

• gold

• glory

• god

• gore

Portugal sailing east, and Spain sailing west to find the Indies & Spice Islands is which motivation to explore?

• gold

• glory

• god

• grain

Which Portuguese patron significantly impacted the ability of Portuguese sailors to explore?

• Queen Isabella

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• King Charles V

Whose colonies are shown in the image?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• England

• Netherlands (Dutch)