Lesson 1: Why did the Spanish Explore the Americas?

What are pilgrimages?

• religious journeys

• pilgrims

• Middle Ages

• foreign lands

What are merchants?

• People who buy and sell goods.

• People who are mercenaries

• People from Venice.

• Rulers

What item did merchants NOT trade?

• gems

• animals

• spices

• silks

Who returned in 1295 from China?

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Magellan-Elcano

Trade in Asia happened on what road?

• The Silk Road

• The Roads of Silk

• Navigation Road

• Roman Road

What happened after the Ottomon Turks cut off the road in Constantinople?

• European leaders gave up.

• European leaders went to war.

• European leaders took Constantinople.

• European leaders paid for voyages of exploration.

Which one is NOT a reason for the Age of Exploration?

• competing merchants

• competing religions

• competing ideas

• competing countries

What is an astrolabe?

• measures the ocean floor

• measures the position of stars in the sky

• measures the globe

• measures the distance between countries

What type of ship was the Santa Maria, the ship in which Columbus sailed?

• Naval ship

• A carrack

• A rudder

• A chronometer

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyage?

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

• China