Age of Exploration

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

Spain came to America with what purpose?

• to trade with Natives
• for God, Gold, and Glory
• to exchange goods
• to spread diseases

The French and English explorers were looking for which shortcut through the Americas?

• The Atlantic Thruway

• The Cape of Good Hope

• The Northwest Passage

• The Strait of Magellan

Conquistador is a spanish word that means.....

• crazy man

• soldier

• conqueror

What is the Columbian Exchange?

• The exchange of resources, ideas, and diseases between Europe and the Americas.

• The spread of diseases across North and South America.

• The creation of Hispaniola by Christopher Columbus.

• The exchange of goods between Christopher Columbus and the Spanish King.

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

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

#5. What tool is used to help sailors sail?

• GPS

• a compass

• a liferaft

• a water purifier

The Age of Exploration began with a search for new trade routes to

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Europe

This explorer, "discovered" America for Europe, and made 4 successful voyages.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Bartholomew Dias

• Francisco Pizarro