Exploration and Explorers

What was the primary motivation for European exploration?

• Avoiding wars in Europe

• Finding gold, land, and new trade routes

• Learning about new cultures

• Escaping religious persecution

What was Christopher Columbus attempting to find when he sailed west in 1492?

• A new continent

• A faster route to Asia

• The source of the Nile River

• The Fountain of Youth

Which explorer’s name was used to refer to the continents of North and South America?

• Christopher Columbus

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

Who was the first explorer to lead a voyage that circumnavigated the globe?

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Vasco da Gama was the first European to:

• Find a sea route to India

• Discover the Americas

• Conquer the Aztec Empire

• Circumnavigate the world

Which explorer is credited with conquering the Aztecs?

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Why did China stop Zheng He’s voyages after his death?

• The government wanted to focus on internal stability

• The ships were too small to continue

• Zheng He had failed to find new trade routes

What was the purpose of Zheng He’s voyages?

• To find a sea route to Europe

• To showcase China’s power and expand its tributary system

• To conquer new lands in the Americas

• To find gold and spices in India

What was the Kowtow ritual in Chinese diplomacy?

• A) A military drill

• B) A required act of bowing to show respect to the emperor

• C) A trading system that allowed Europeans to buy silk

• D) A law banning foreign trade

Which European nation was allowed to trade with Japan during the Sakoku period?

• Spain

• Portugal

• The Netherlands

• France