Age of Exploration

_______ was the period when Europeans started exploring the world.

• Age of Exploration

• 1922

• 1827

• Doctrine of lapse

The Italian sailor who explored the Americas for Spain was…

• Vasco da Gama
• Ponce de Leon
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan

What is considered the "New World?"

• Europe
• Asia
• The Americas
• Africa

Who was the first captain whose crew circumnavigated the globe?

• Vasco da Gama
• Ponce de Leon
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan

At the beginning, what was the purpose of Portuguese explorations?

• trade

• colonization

• sailing

• catch animals

Why could European traders no longer use the Silk Road?

• It was under construction

• It was dangerous and controlled by the Ottoman Empire

• It wasn't scenic enough for Prince Henry

• It was too fast of a route

Travel across or through.

• exploration

• traverse

• colonization

• circumnavigate

The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

• exploration

• Marine Silk Road

• colonization

• circumnavigate

Which of these were explorers NOT interested in?

• Spreading their religion

• Finding gold, spices, and luxury goods

• Achieving fame for their voyage

• Encountering sea monsters

What happened to the Inca and Aztec as a result of European expansion? 

• Barely survived
• Thrived
• Demise