Age of Discovery

Which is NOT a reason Europeans wanted to explore?

• Gold

• Glory

• God

• Gastronomy

Sea monsters, boiling water, and falling off the Earth are all reasons that sailors felt ..... to explore

• Brave enough

• Excited

• Fearful

• Motivated

Where did the sailor Hernán Cortés come from?

• Britain

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

Which of these goods was NOT traded around the world?

• Euros

• Cinnamon

• Gold

• Silk

This technology helped sailors to sail faster and into the wind

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Sextant

An instrument used in celestial navigation to determine latitude and longitude

• Sextant

• Map-making

• Compass

• Astrolabe

The first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa and into the Indian Ocean.

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

Hernan Cortes conquered the ........ Empire in Mexico

• Mexican

• Inca

• Aztec

• Mayan

Which European country became very rich from their exploration of South America?

• Sweden

• France

• Britain

• Spain

What religion did European explorers want to spread around the world?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam