Age of Exploration: True/False

The Spanish established colonies in present-day Mexico and South America.

• True

• False

During the Age of Exploration, European powers sought to explore and claim new territories for trade and colonization.

• True

• False

The Portuguese were the first European power to establish colonies in the Americas.

• True

• False

European settlers brought Western education to the continents they settled.

• True

• False

European settlement led to the suppression of traditional indigenous cultures and societies in the Americas.

• True

• False

European settlement in Africa led to the suppression of traditional African cultures and societies.

• True

• False

European powers did not establish colonies in present-day Caribbean islands.

• True

• False

The Portuguese established the first trading post in present-day India and Indonesia.

• True

• False