European Exploration Motivations and Outcomes

The video explores the rise of European sea-based empires from 1450 to 1750, highlighting the state-sponsored nature of exploration. It discusses Portugal's pioneering role in maritime exploration, driven by technological, economic, and religious motivations. Spain's ventures, led by Columbus, opened up the transatlantic trade. Other European states like France, England, and the Dutch also joined the exploration race, establishing trading posts and colonies across the world.

What was the primary reason for the state-driven nature of European seabased empire building?

• The desire to spread democracy

• The need to escape the Black Death

• The influence of the Renaissance

• Significant changes in the distribution of power in European states

Why were European states highly motivated to find alternative trade routes to Asia?

• To bypass the expensive land routes controlled by land-based empires

• To escape from the Black Death

• To find new lands for settlement

• To avoid paying high taxes

Who sponsored the first European attempts to find an all-water route into the Indian Ocean trade network?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Prince Henry the Navigator

What was one of the main economic motivations for Prince Henry the Navigator's explorations?

• The riches available in the trans-Saharan trade

• The need to escape the Black Death

• The desire to find new lands for settlement

• The influence of the Renaissance

What was the Portuguese strategy for empire building?

• Forming alliances with local rulers

• Establishing full-blown colonies

• Creating self-sufficient trading posts

• Conquering and colonizing every place they could

Which explorer believed he had reached the East Indies when he landed in the Caribbean?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the result of Spain's sponsorship of explorers like Ferdinand Magellan?

• Opening up of the transatlantic trade

• Conquering of the Ottoman Empire

• Discovery of a new route to India

• Establishment of trading posts in Africa

Which European state established the colony of Quebec in 1608?

• England

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

What was one of the main reasons England was late to the seabased exploration game?

• Political instability

• Fear of the unknown

• Lack of interest in exploration

• Their booming textile industry

Which explorer founded the colony of New Amsterdam?

• Henry Hudson

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama