Week 15: Migration and Exploration

Changes in _______ allowed people to expand their travels

• Technology

• Religion

• Population

• Language

Empires wanted to expand and control trading and _______

• Colonization

• Technology

• The Atlantic Ocean

• Trade Routes

Explorers wanted to bring their _________ beliefs to the places they explored.

• Buddhist

• Muslim

• Christian

• Jewish

What were some of the goods that were traded?

• Corn, beans and squash

• Wheat, oats and barley

• Spices, silks and gold

• Trees, acorns and nuts

The rulers of Portugal and Spain wanted to find a way to sail around _________ to Asia.

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• South America

Columbus wanted to reach ______ by sailing ________.

• China, west

• India, east

• India, west

• South Carolina, east

Using evidence from the map, who was the first explorer referenced?

• De Leon in 1413

• Cabot in 1492

• Cartier in 1534

• Columbus in 1492

Which statement could you infer from the picture ?

• Columbus inspired Cabot, De Leon and Cartier

• Cartier followed Columbus route

•   Cabot followed Cartier’s route

• De Leon was the first explorer

What was NOT a reason that explorers came to the Americas?

•   Explorers wanted to find their families

• Explorers were driven by a desire for glory

• Explorers wanted to find resources and claim new land

•   Some explorers wanted to spread their religion

The increase in trade resulted in a greater exchange of knowledge and _________.

• Ideas

• Fish

• Olives

• Religion