5th grade Ch. 14 European Exploration and Colonization

What is the claiming of land for a nation by establishing a settlement?

Some causes of European exploration were economic gain, political rivalry and _____.

The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it is ____.

Overland trade routes were slower than sea trade routes.

• True

• False

The Silk Road Trade Routes were routes from Europe to_____.

Some goods that explorers and colonists shipped back to Europe were cash crops....

• spices

• fur

• gold

• all of the above

The dominant religion in Europe during the Age of Exploration was

True or False: The influence of the church at that time was strong.

What is a person who is competing for the same goal or object as another?

France, Portugal and ______were Catholic countries that were particularly interested in converting Indigenous people in the Americas.