European Exploration

What is one main motivation that led to European exploration?

• competition

• curiosity

• a better education

• natural disasters

Many European explorations started as a search for a faster, easier trade route to ________.

• The Americas

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

What products were Europeans wanting from Asia?

• spices and plants

• corn and wheat

• silk and spices

• fish and beans

Which is NOT an obstacle faced by the explorers?

• lack of supplies

• limited maps

• lack of available homes

• fear of the unknown

Which European explorer was NOT looking for a sea route to Asia?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which European explorer was the first to find the Americas?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European explorer was the first to see and to cross the Mississippi River?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European explorer was the first to realize a new land had been found?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European explorer was the first to discover a water route across South America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which European explorer was the first to cross the Pacific Ocean?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

• Amerigo Vespucci