Unit 8: Age of Exploration

Spain and Portugal were motivated to explore because they wanted to:

• Find new fishing grounds

• Discover new medicinal plants

• Establish trade with China

• Break Muslim control of trade routes

Henry Hudson was sponsored by England to find which important route?

• The Northwest Passage to Asia

• The route to India

• The path to South America

• The route to China through Africa

How did diseases brought by the Spanish impact the native populations?

• They had minimal effect on the populations

• They killed up to 90% of the native population

• Only the military forces were affected

• The natives were immune to European diseases

What was Prince Henry the Navigator's most significant contribution to exploration?

• He personally led voyages to the Americas

• He established a navigation school in Sagres, Portugal

• He invented the magnetic compass

• He discovered Brazil

What was the primary religious motivation for European exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• To spread Christianity to new lands

• To find new trade routes to India

• To establish military bases

• To discover new farming techniques

Which explorer was the first European to successfully sail around the southern tip of Africa?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

Which European power primarily colonized present-day Canada and parts of what would become the United States, establishing a strong Catholic presence?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

The Spanish missionaries primarily built missions to:

• Store military supplies

• House African slaves

• Serve as educational and religious centers

• Create trading posts

Which animal, introduced to the Americas by Europeans, significantly transformed Native American societies?

• Chickens

• Pigs

• Dogs

• Horses

Which important sailing vessel did Prince Henry help develop for long-distance exploration?

• The galleon

• The viking longship

• The caravel

• The junk