Motivations for European Exploration

"Mercantilism" best explains why European countries wanted to _______.

• convert indigenous people to Christianity.

• conquer American civilizations.

• find a sea route to Asia

• colonize the Americas.

What event helped encourage the Age of Exploration?

• The Chinese capture of Constantinople.

• The Ottoman Empire's capture of India.

• The Ottoman Empire's capture of Constantinople.

• The Chinese capture of India.

Which goods from Asia were highly desired by European people in the 1400s-1700s?

• ships

• weapons

• silks

• paper

Which goods from Asia were highly desired by European people in the 1400s-1700s?

• ships

• weapons

• spices

• paper

What was the goal of the first European explorers who sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean?

• to circumnavigate the Earth

• to enslave American Indians

• to find a sea route to Asia

• to establish colonies in the Americas

Which factors most motivated European kings and queens to pay for early expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean?

• to learn new farming methods

• to create accurate maps

• to satisfy their curiosity

• to spread their religion

Which factors most motivated European kings and queens to pay for early expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean?

• to learn new farming methods

• to create accurate maps

• to satisfy their curiosity

• to become more powerful

Which factors most motivated European kings and queens to pay for early expeditions across the Atlantic Ocean?

• to learn new farming methods

• to create accurate maps

• to satisfy their curiosity

• to gain wealth

European countries hoped to establish an economic policy known as ______ where American colonies traded natural resources in exchange for manufactured goods.

• mercantilism

• immunity

• capitalism

• communism

European monarchs sent _____ on many expeditions to convert the people they met to Christianity.

• diplomats

• conquistadors

• missionaries

• ambassadors