Reasons for Exploration/Christopher Columbus

What was the initial reason for European Exploration?

• To claim land

• To spread religion

• To find gold

• To find a faster trade route to Asia

Increase wealth, raw materials, gold and other precious metals, trade routes (Northwest Passage)

• Economic Reasons for Exploration

• Political Reasons for Exploration

• Religious Reasons for Exploration

Spread religion, convert others to Christianity, God

• Economic Reasons for Exploration

• Political Reasons for Exploration

• Religious Reasons for Exploration

Expand empires, claim territory, more land=more power, glory

• Economic Reasons for Exploration

• Political Reasons for Exploration

• Religious Reasons for Exploration

What city are they visiting in the BrainPop video?

• Columbus, Texas

• Columbus, Ohio

• Columbus, Georgia

In ______, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

• 1392

• 1492

• 1592

• 1692

Columbus thought he could get to Asia by sailing _____ across the Atlantic Ocean.

• North

• South

• East

• West

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were rulers in which country?

• United States

• England

• Spain

• France

How far did Columbus think Japan was from Spain?

• 3,000 miles

• 6,000 miles

• 9,000 miles

• 12,000 miles

Columbus and his men treated the Natives they found with respect and dignity.

• True

• False