Age of Exploration Review

What did most New World Native Americans die from?

• European diseases

• War with European settlers

• Starvation due to crop failure

• Natural disasters

Which explorer is credited with "discovering America"?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Hernán Cortés

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

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

Which explorer is credited with being the first European to sail from Europe to India around Africa?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Hernán Cortés

A new type of ship capable of sailing in the open ocean.

• caravel

• galleon

• schooner

• bark

A Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire.

• Hernan Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Diego Velazquez

• Juan de Salazar

Many explorers were trying to find a water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This route would be called the:

• Northwest Passage

• Southeast Route

• Transatlantic Way

• Pacific Highway

What three countries were dominated during the Age of Exploration?

• Spain, Italy, Egypt

• England, Spain, Portugal

• Spain, France, Portugal

• England, Italy, Spain

What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?

• To be wealthy / gold, silks, spices (GOLD)

• seek religious freedom (GOD)

• competition with other countries (GLORY)

• all of the above

This Frenchmen explored the St. Lawrence River and most of Eastern Canada, including Montreal.

• Jacques Cartier

• Samuel de Champlain

• Henri de Tonti

• Louis Jolliet