European Exploration

What year did Christopher Columbus go on his first voyage?

• 1942

• 1492

• 1999

• 1509

What did Christopher Columbus help put on maps?

• mountains

• The Americas

• Asia

• rivers

Why did explorers want to find a Northwest passage to Asia?

• to move there

• to find America

• to start a war

• to trade goods like spices and silk

Which is a motive for European Exploration?

• to find riches

• to find a route to Asia

• to spread Christianity

• All are motives

Which is a negative impact of exploration?

• native people died of diseases

• claimed land for Europe

• discovered the fountain of youth

• made a new settlement

Which is a negative impact of exploration?

• claimed land for Europe

• killed or mistreated native people

• discovered the fountain of youth

• made a new settlement

What is a positive impact of European Exploration?

• Claimed new lands for Europe

• Provided information for new maps

• Created new settlements

• All of these were positive impacts

The name for Spanish explorers who claimed land for Spain.

• Conquistadors

• Aztecs

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Colonies

Exploration improved maps by making them more accurate.

• true

• false

What is this navigation tool?

• astrolabe

• compass

• map

• quadrant