Age of Exploration

What were the main countries that were involved in the Age of Exploration? (Choose all the correct answers)

• Portugal

• Spain

• The Netherlands

• Germany

What sparked exploration? Choose the two correct answers. 

•  a desire for wealth

• greed

• advanced sailing techniques

• the desire for good shopping malls

What were the other reasons to sail? Choose all the correct answers. 

• ​Find new resources (wood, iron, etc.)

• • Get rich (Gold, spices, silk, etc.)

• • Spread your religion

• • Personal glory

Which statement below seems to be a real reason not to set sail?

• • If you sail across the equator you’ll burn to death!

• • If you sail out into the ocean you’ll fall off the Earth!

• • It is really expensive.

• It was really borning

What were the three ways to get to the Americas?

• • fly in an airplane

• • Sail off the edge of the Earth.

• Sail around Africa

• Go overland

​The Portuguese believed that sailing around ______was the best route to India.

• • Asia

• • Africa

• • America

• • Antarctica

Columbus planned to sail ________from Europe to India.

• north

• south

• east

• west

On October 12, ______, Columbus finds land.

• 1292

• 1392

• 1492

• 1592

However, it is not India! Columbus landed on an island in the ______which he named San Salvador.

• • Pacific Ocean

• • Caribbean Sea

• • Indian Ocean

• • Arctic Ocean

Columbus set up a colony on the island and then returned to _______.

• • Portugal

• • Spain

• • England

• • France