Age of Exploration

Sail or travel all the way around the world.

• exploration

• traverse

• Silk Road

• circumnavigate

At the beginning, what was the purpose of Portuguese explorations?

• trade

• colonization

• sailing

• catch animals

His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

What products from Asia did the Europeans want?

• gold, silk and spices

• spices, gems and gunpowder

• tea, slaves and gems

• silk, furs and timber

What were the names of Columbus’ three ships?

• Britannic, Titanic, Olympic

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Missouri, Arizona, Maine

How many trips did Columbus make to America?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What year did Columbus set sail from Spain

• 1491

• 1492

• 1493

• 1494

What religious goal inspired many European explorers?

• To visit holy sites

• to live in poverty

• to spread their beliefs

• to learn about other faiths

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres:

• expedition

• Columbian Exchange

• slave trade

• navigation