Exploration Zingers

Which motive BEST completes the diagram?

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

The item asks about a motive. Circle the synonym for motive.

Circle each thing that many or most European explorers long ago did.

Which student has a better approach, and why is it better?

Early European explorers—such as Pizarro, Cortés, and Columbus—tried to get riches from / be helpful to the people they found in the New World. Even if you don’t know what free enterprise means, you can guess that it is likely / not likely that early explorers promoted something “free.” Answer choice A makes / does not make a lot of sense.

• To promote free enterprise

• To extend democracy

• To expand empires

• To found utopian communities

Which idea BEST completes the diagram?

• There were undiscovered lands to explore.

• The world was much smaller than it really was.

• There was a water passage through North America.

• Sailing around Africa was the best way to reach India.

Where was Columbus trying to go when he set sail? ________ Did he expect to find a new world? Yes / No So, did he realize that there were undiscovered lands? Yes / No Does choice F make sense? Yes / No

Choice G: The world was much smaller than it really was. Where did Columbus think he was going? ________ Did Columbus think he would reach his destination before his food ran out? Yes / No Did his food run out because his trip was longer than he expected? Yes / No So, did Columbus realize how big the world really was? Yes / No Does choice G make sense? Yes / No

Choice H: There was a water passage through North America. Did Columbus know the American continents existed? Yes / No So, could a choice about North America possibly be correct? Yes / No

Choice J: Sailing around Africa was the best way to reach India. - What was different about Columbus's voyage? - the direction in which he sailed - the destination he thought he would reach - Did Columbus sail around Africa, as everyone else did? Yes / No - Does choice J make sense? Yes / No Choose an answer and write down why you think it is the best choice.