Studies Weekly, Week 3 Test Prep

This was a period of time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe.

• Dark Ages

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Innovation

• Stone Age

Three primary motives for exploration of the Americas were gold, glory, and _________.

• God/religion

• food

• plants

• gifts

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

• Christopher Columbus

• Ponce de Leon

• Robert de La Salle

• Samuel de Champlain

Which explorer explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River?

• Robert de La Salle

• John Cabot

• Henry Hudson

• Samuel de Champlain

Explorers searched for _____ and other precious metals that they could send back to Europe.

_______ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

• Land

• Money

• Courage

• Religion

____________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

• Gold

• Land

• Religion

• Farming

The Columbian Exchange was the sharing of plants, animals, ______ and _______ between Europe and the Americas.

• ideas & money

• ideas & technology

• money & technology

• money & food

Using the sun, moon, and starts to find a location is called __________ navigation.

• space

• ocean

• celestial

• GPS

Sailors used a tool called _______ that they would point to the sky to determine latitude.

• astroloabes

• telescope

• flashlight

• compass