Age of Exploration: Latin America Edition

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

• To establish a new religion

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To learn new languages

• To study foreign wildlife

What did many explorers believe they would gain by discovering new lands and claiming them for their home countries?

• Immediate political power

• Wealth and fame

• Scientific knowledge

• Longer lifespans

Which factor was a dominant force in Europe and motivated many explorers to spread their faith to distant lands?

• Economic prosperity

• Christianity

• Technological advancement

• Cultural exchange

What was a symbol of national greatness during the Age of Exploration?

• The establishment of trade agreements

• The discovery of new species

• The establishment of colonies

• The invention of new navigation tools

Which nations competed for dominance in the race to explore and conquer new territories during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Portugal, England, France, and the Netherlands

• Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden, and Belgium

• China, Japan, India, Persia, and the Ottoman Empire

• Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Ghana

Which European explorer reached the Americas in 1492, sailing under the flag of Spain?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Moctezuma II

What was the first indigenous group that Christopher Columbus encountered in the Caribbean islands?

• The Aztec Empire

• The Inca Empire

• The Taíno people

• The Maya civilization

In what year did Hernán Cortés set out to explore and conquer Mexico?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1532

• 1521

Who was the emperor of the Aztec Empire when Hernán Cortés arrived?

• Atahualpa

• Moctezuma II

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

Which event marked the downfall of the Inca civilization?

• The arrival of Christopher Columbus

• The conquest by Hernán Cortés

• The conquest by Francisco Pizarro

• The alliance with Moctezuma II