The Age of Exploration

What was one of the main reasons European Kings and Queens sought to explore during the Age of Discovery?

• To spread Catholicism

• To discover new continents

• To escape the Ottoman Turks

• To find new spices

What did Columbus promise to bring back to Queen Isabella of Spain?

• Precious jewels

• New spices

• Gold and silver

• All of the above

Why did explorers travel on behalf of countries that were not their "own"? For example, Henry Hudson travelled for the Dutch, conquering new lands for them in the Americas, but he was an Englishman!

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One reason Europeans sought to explore West was the search for ____.

What empire blocked Europe's ability to trade with the East in the 1400s?

• Ottoman Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Roman Empire

Another reason ​ (a)   looked to explore ​ (b)   was the idea that ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   existed in mass quantities in ​ (e)   .

• Europeans
• West
• gold
• silver
• East Asia
• Bronze
• Salt
• Africa
• Spanish

King ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of ​ (c)   was the first to fund major projects in the areas of ​ (d)   and Atlantic exploration.

• Henry
• Navigator
• Portugal
• Cartography
• Louis
• Barbarian
• Spain
• Pacific

Prior to the Age of exploration, Europeans believed the Earth to be ​ (a)   , however in the 1400s, some European explorers such as Marco Polo pushed the idea that the Earth may instead be ​ (b)   .

• Flat
• Round
• Square

King ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of ​ (c)   was one of the first monarchs to fund projects in the areas of ​ (d)   and ​ Atlantic exploration.

• Henry
• Navigator
• Portugal
• Cartography
• Louis
• Barbarian
• Spain
• Pacific

What monarch funded Christopher Columbus' expedition?

• Queen Elizabeth I of England
• King Ferdinand II of Aragon
• King Henry VII of England
• Queen Isabella I of Spain