Age of Exploration

Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?

• to find gold

• to find a quicker way to Asia

• to trade with other countries

• to learn new languages

To _____ means to look for new things or places.

• trade

• voyage

• explore

• claim

• conquer

When you talk about a group of people's language, art forms, stories, way of life, food and customs it means you are talking about their _________________

• Diversity

• Traditions

• Ethnicity

• Culture

Why did European Explorers come to the Americas? 

• to gain land and wealth for their country 
• to fight the American Indians

What was Columbus' primary motivation for travelling across the Atlantic Ocean?

• The desire for riches and power for himself and his country

• A profound devotion to the Spanish royal family

• His interest in geography

• To explore uncharted territory

When European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, they were initially in search of what?

• new war territory

• new places to worship

• new places to live

• new trade routes

Answer explanation

In the 1400s and 1500s, European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, initially in search of new trade routes. Their search brought them into contact with peoples and lands that were new to them.

To study the past, an archaeologist specialized in learning from 

• artifacts
• books

The flow of goods, ideas, and diseases between the Americas and Europe. Animals and crops from one side of the Atlantic were introduced to the other side. Sailors also brought ideas from one land to another.  What is being described? 

• Christopher Columbus 
• Idea Exchange 
• Fair Trade 
• Columbian Exchange 

Why did explorers plant flags? 

• to teach Christianity 
• to claim land for their country 

Why did many American Indians die from contagious diseases? 

• they did not have technology of gunpowder or swords
• they were exposed for the 1st time to some kinds of sicknesses