European Exploration Motivations and Impacts

What was one of the main reasons Europeans wanted to explore the East?

• To find new lands for settlement

• To escape religious persecution

• Desire for spices, silk, and other luxury goods from Asia

• To establish new alliances

Why did Europeans want to bypass Italian and Muslim middlemen?

• To reduce travel time

• To avoid paying high taxes

• To control trade directly

• To find new trade routes

What does the phrase "God, Gold, and Glory" refer to in the context of European exploration?

• Religious zeal, wealth, national pride

• Military conquest, trade, exploration

• Scientific discovery, cultural exchange, diplomacy

• Peace, prosperity, and unity

What is a caravel?

• A type of navigational tool

• A sturdier, faster ship with triangular sails

• An improved map

• A type of compass

Which navigational tools were influenced by Muslim and Chinese innovations?

• Caravel and maps

• Astrolabe and compass

• Maps and caravel

• Compass and maps

What was a primary goal of Portugal's exploration efforts?

• Establishing a silk trade

• Finding a sea route to Asia

• Discovering the Americas

• Mapping the Indian Ocean

Which of the following was NOT a goal of Portugal's early voyages?

• Trade

• Christianize Africa

• Find a sea route to Asia

• Conquer Europe

In what year did Vasco da Gama reach Calicut, India?

• 1498

• 1502

• 1492

• 1500

How much was the cargo worth compared to the cost of Vasco da Gama's voyage?

• 60 times the cost

• 30 times the cost

• 10 times the cost

• 100 times the cost

Where did Columbus land, unknowingly starting European colonization?

• Africa

• Asia

• Americas

• Australia