Exploring European Exploration and Colonization

The video explores the Age of Exploration, highlighting European motivations such as trade, technology, and religious zeal. It discusses key figures like Marco Polo and Prince Henry, and the impact of Columbus's voyages. The Columbian Exchange's transformative effects on both hemispheres are examined, along with the establishment of European colonial empires, including New Spain, New France, and New Netherland.

What was one of the main reasons Europeans wanted to find a sea route to China?

• To ship luxury goods more easily

• To escape from wars in Europe

• To find new lands to conquer

• To avoid paying taxes

Which technological advancement allowed European sailors to navigate the open ocean?

• The invention of the steam engine

• The creation of the printing press

• The discovery of electricity

• The development of the movable rudder

Who sponsored the exploration of the Atlantic coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Queen Isabella of Spain

What was one of the motivations for European rulers to support exploration?

• To learn new languages

• To escape from their own countries

• To extend their influence and power

• To find new places to build castles

What did European missionaries from Spain and Portugal aim to spread?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Democracy

What did Christopher Columbus believe he could achieve by sailing westwards?

• Prove the Earth was flat

• Find a new route to Africa

• Reach China and the Spice Islands

• Discover a new continent

What was the Columbian Exchange?

• A cultural exchange program

• A trade agreement between Europe and Asia

• The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

• A financial market in Colombia

Which European country established New Spain in the Americas?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Holland

What was the primary economic activity in New France?

• Mining for gold

• Fishing

• Fur trading

• Growing sugar cane

Who was Henry Hudson hired by to find a northwest passage to Asia?

• The French government

• The Dutch merchants

• The Spanish monarchy

• The British East India Company