Crash Course in European History Exploration

Was Portugal rich or poor in the 1500 century?

• Rich

• Poor

What did Prince Henry the navigator do for Portugal according the video? (Select all that apply)

• Funded and encouraged exploration.

• Funded the study of navigation.

• Funded the study of new tools in navigation.

• Funded the study of disease and created hospitals in Portugal.

What did the Portuguese hope to become by traveling to Africa?

• Rich

• Poor

What were some of the items that the Portuguese became accustomed to after their travels to India. (Select all that apply)

• Tea

• colorful washable cottons

• Finely crafted porcelain.

• spices

What was the Portuguese Empire know as?

• An expedition empire.

• A trading empire with small and agile ships.

• A trading empire.

• A colonizing Empire.

What was the Spanish Empire know as?

• A trading empire.

• A poor empire.

• An colonizing empire.

• None of the above

What was the Spanish Colonizers main purpose?

• To control the land itself and the people who lived there.

• To find a new source of tea and spices.

• To learn about the world.

• To show the world to its citizens.

Columbus was a map maker who wanted to explore the world. Who did he get to find his expositions?

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

What was King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella's motto?

• Live, love and die for your country.

• Gold, God and Glory.

• Fight and Survive

• None of the above.

How was much of the wealth of the colonizers like Christopher Columbus and the Spanish monarchy, obtained?

• Hard work.

• Help from the community and its citizens.

• Government support.

• By claiming people as a form of human property, slavery.