Exploring the Age of Exploration and Slavery

What was the primary motivation for the Portuguese and Spanish to explore new trade routes?

• To trade for spices, silver, and gold

• To find new lands for settlement

• To escape from their own countries

• To spread their religion

Who was the Portuguese prince that led explorations along the West Coast of Africa?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry

• Ferdinand Magellan

In what year did Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic Ocean?

• 1488

• 1492

• 1500

• 1519

Which treaty divided the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal?

• Treaty of Lisbon

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

What was one of the main challenges faced by sailors during the Age of Exploration?

• All of the above

• Pirate attacks

• Lack of food

• Scurvy and other diseases

What was exchanged between the Old World and the New World during the Columbian Exchange?

• Only goods

• Only diseases

• Goods, animals, and diseases

• Only animals

What was the primary goal of European explorers in the New World?

• To map new territories

• To spread Christianity

• To find gold and other riches

• To establish trade routes