Age of Exploration Target Practice Review

What were the major motivations for European exploration?​ (a)  

• God, Gold, Glory
• A better education
• Climate Change
• Escape from a tyrant king

Match the following

• a territory ruled by another country

• Conquistadors

• Spanish explorers who conquered natives

• Slavery

• the treatment of people as property

• Columbian Exchange

• people who change other's religion

• Missionaries

• The trade of plants, animals, diseases

• Colony

In the beginning, where were most European explorers trying to go?

• France

• the Americas

• Europe

• Asia

In what year, did the Age of Exploration begin?

• 2012

• 1870

• 1400

• 986BC

Who is credited for starting the Age of Exploration?

• Hernán Cortés

• John Cabot

• Christopher Columbus

• Marco Polo

From which continent did the explorers set sail?​ (a)  

• Europe
• Asia
• North America
• England

Answer explanation

To which continent (s) did the explorers end up going?

• North and South America

• South America

• Austrailia

• North America

What is this a map of?

Which map element tells you what the colors on the map mean?

According to the map, which countries were involved in the Age of Exploration?