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WorksheetsPortugal, Motivations/Obstacles/Accomplishments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
This picture represents what obstacle?
Disease and starvation
Fear of the unknown
Poor maps and navigational tools
Lack of adequate supplies
Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to European exploration?
Disease and starvation
Fear of the unknown
Poorly built ships
Lack of adequate supplies
What order did the West African kingdoms exist?
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Mali, Ghana, Songhai
European countries were looking for a shorter trade route to?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
West African kingdoms were eager to trade for what?
Furs, weapons, and cloth
Metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods
Spices, silk, and jewels
Slaves, silk and spices
Which empire is in brown?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Which empire is in yellow?
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
What were the ACCOMPLISHMENTS of exploration?
Poor maps and navigation tools, fear of the unknown, disease and starvation
Gold/wealth, spreading Christianity, and spreading culture
Claimed territories, exchanged goods and ideas, improved navigational tools and ships
This picture is an example of what?
Obstacles of exploration
Motivation of exploration
Accomplishment of exploration
What did the West African Kingdoms do to gain power?
Controlled trade
Forced other countries to pay tolls when they entered their kingdom
They had many camels to cross the desert
They were never conquered
What obstacle is shown in the image
Lack of adequate supplies
Disease and starvation
Fear of the unknown
Poor maps and navigational tools
What were the MOTIVATIONS of exploration?
Poor maps and navigation tools, fear of the unknown, disease and starvation
Gold/wealth, spreading Christianity, and spreading culture
Claimed territories, exchanged goods and ideas, improved navigational tools and ships
What does the above picture show?
Obstacles of exploration
Motivations of exploration
Accomplishments of exploration
What spice would help to preserve foods like meat?
Salt
Cinnamon
Pepper
The Kingdoms of Ghana Mali and Songhai were located...
South of the Sahara desert near the Niger River
South of the Sahara desert near the Nile River
South of the Gobi desert near the Niger River
South of the Gobi desert near the Nile River
