Exploration and Expansion

Vasco da Gama discovered an all-water route to ______

• Portugal

• India

• Africa

• Spain

Many of the men in Vasco da Gama's crew were ______.

• Prisoners

• Indians

• Kings

• Gentlemen

The word means to take advantage of

• circumvent

• conquer

• revenge

• exploit

All are factors contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere EXCEPT —

• Economic competition between European empires

• Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe

• Support for the diffusion of Judaism

• Pioneering role of Prince Henry the Navigato

During the Age of Discovery, which continent had large amounts of gold to trade?

• Asia

• Africa

• England

• Spain

What affected natives? Select all that applies

• disease

• slavery

• colonization

• wealth

Which continent exported slaves, salt, and ivory?

• Asia

• England

• America

• Africa

Europeans started exploring because they wanted

• slaves, gold, and ivory

• gold, glory, God

• spices, slaves, glory

• ivory, God, glory

What was valuable in Asia

• Spices and cattle

• Cattle, spices, and tea

• Silk, spices, and tea

• Tea, ivory, and spices

Obstacles of exploration. Select all

• Fear

• starvation

• Poor navigation tools

• disease