9.9 Quiz

During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.

• find a faster trade route to Asia
• spread Christianity
• colonize new territories
• all of the above

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

• a passage to India by land
• a way to the South Pole
• a new trade route to India by sea
• a new school in Portugal

Which was NOT a European motive for exploration?

• wealth
• religious conversion
• spread disease
• economic opportunity

Columbus thought that he had arrived at  ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.

• Cathay
• Africa
• America
• India

Who were the major players in European exploration?

• England, Portugal, Spain
• England, Italy, Egypt
• Portugal, Spain, Sweden 
• India, France, Greece

I believed I could reach Asia by traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492.  I asked the king and queen of Spain to pay for my journey.

• Cabot
• de Leon
• Columbus
• Cortes

Columbus went _____________ from Europe to try to reach Asia. 

• north
• south
• east
• west

Who sponsored Columbus' expedition to the Americas?

• Italy
• Spain
• France
• England

What was the exchange of goods from Europe to the Americas?

• Colombian  Exchange
• Triangular Trade
• Livestock Exchange
• Cuban Exchange

What good was NOT brought to America by Europeans?

• Horse
• Disease
• Turkey
• Pigs