Age of Exploration

A time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe is known as ______.

• the Age of Exploration

• the Renaissance

• the Columbian Exchange

• the Prehistoric ages

What was NOT a PRIMARY motive for exploration?

• Gold

• Food

• God

• Glory

Match the following

• explored present-day Florida

• John Cabot

• explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

• Juan Ponce de Leon

• regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

• Jacques Cartier

• explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

• Henry Hudson

• landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

• Christopher Columbus

Who explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada?

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

• Jacques Cartier

Who Explored the Great lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River?

• Robert de La Salle

• Christopher Columbus

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

​ Explorers searched for ​ (a)   and other ​ (b)   that they could send back to Europe.

• gold
• precious metals
• rubies
• beautiful gemstones
• cows
• animals
• trees
• plants

​ (a)   was very important to many countries, and some ​​ (b)   wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the ​ (c)   .

• Religion
• explorers
• Americas

The ________ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.

What does celestial navigation NOT use to find a location?

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

• Clouds

Which of these is NOT a tool used by early explorers for navigation?

• quadrants

• sextants

• garmin

• astrolabe