Unit 10 Lesson 38.1 Causes of Exploration

What was one of the primary motives for exploration during the Age of Exploration?

• To spread Christianity beyond Europe
• To establish new trade routes to Asia
• To earn fame and glory
• To claim new lands' riches

Why was trade with the East difficult and expensive?

• The East was too far away
• Muslims and Italians controlled the flow of goods
• Europeans did not have enough money
• The East did not have enough goods to trade

What impact did the Age of Exploration have on cartography?

• It produced key advances in cartography
• It had no impact on cartography
• It made cartography more expensive
• It made cartography less accurate

How accurate is a 1400s map compared to a modern map?

• Less accurate
• Equally accurate
• More accurate
• It depends on the map

What was one key advance that made it easier for explorers to venture into the unknown during the Renaissance?

• Advances in medicine
• Advances in agriculture
• Advances in cartography
• Advances in architecture

What impact did new ship designs have on exploration?

• They made it harder for explorers to travel in deep water
• They made it harder for explorers to travel along coastlines where the water was shallow
• They made it easier for explorers to travel in deep water
• They made it easier for explorers to travel along coastlines where the water was shallow

What navigational tool did sailors use to find their bearing?

• The telescope
• The compass
• The astrolabe
• The sextant

What impact did improved weapons have on European explorers' interactions with other peoples?

• They gave Europeans a huge advantage over the people they met in their explorations
• They had no impact on European explorers' interactions with other peoples
• They made it harder for Europeans to explore new lands
• They made Europeans more vulnerable to attack

What was one good that Europeans were especially interested in from Asia?

• Tea
• Silk
• Spices
• Porcelain

What was one problem with the trade routes from Asia to Europe?

• Muslim rulers sometimes closed the trade routes
• The trade routes were too expensive
• European rulers sometimes closed the trade routes
• The trade routes were too long