Some causes of European exploration were economic gain, political rivalry and (a)   .

The act of traveling through an unfamiliar area to learn about it is (a)   .

The Silk Road Trade Routes were routes from Europe to (a)   .

The dominant religion in Europe during the Age of Exploration was

(a)  

True or False: The influence of the church at that time was strong.

(a)  

What is a person who is competing for the same goal or object as another?

(a)  

France, Portugal and (a)   were Catholic countries that were particularly interested in converting Indigenous people in the Americas.

An economic motivation for European exploration was to find a faster trade route to (a)   .

Another economic motivation for European exploration was to gain wealth from ____, _____.

(a)  

A political motivation for European exploration was to increase a country's (a)   and influence.

Another political motivation for exploration was for a country to establish dominance over its (a)   .

A religious motivation for European exploration was to convert (a)   people to Christianity.

Another religious motivation for European exploration was to (a)   the spread of beliefs different from Christianity.

Who thought he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean?

(a)  

The king of Portugal refused to fund Columbus' voyage because he thought it too risky, but the king of (a)   did fund it six years later.

Besides finding riches in the new territories, the King of Spain also wanted to spread (a)   when Columbus sailed.

What were the three ships that sailed under Christopher Columbus' leadership?

The reason the King of Spain gave Columbus for not funding his voyage was that Spain was fighting in a costly (a)   .

When Columbus made landfall in 1492, he thought he had reached a region of Asia called the _____ _____.

(a)  

Columbus actually landed in the (a)   Islands of North America.

Columbus actually reached the islands of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and (a)   .

Columbus called Haiti Hispaniola which means little (a)   .

True or False: Columbus' voyages opened up the Americas to European exploration and colonization. And this contact with the New World led to major changes in global trade, culture, and politics.

The first people Columbus came in contact with were the (a)   people.

What happened to the Taino people as a result of Spanish explorers and settlers colonizing their island?

How did Columbus view the Taino people?

North America and South America are named after an explorer named (a)   Vespucci.

Amerigo Vespucci, like Columbus, was also sent to explore by the king of (a)   .

Amerigo Vespucci's contributions included the establishments of new _____ and an improved understanding of the _______of the world.

(a)  

Amerigo Vespucci found the mouth of the (a)   River in South America.

Vespucci also sailed along the coast of what is now called Brazil. He then reversed course and sailed to the Caribbean. He realized that he had not reached Asia. He believed the lands he had sailed to were part of a ____ ______.

(a)  

Ferdinand Magellan led an expedition of five ships for Spain in 1519. He first landed in the area know today as (a)   .

A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water is a (a)   .

Magellan and his crew sailed through a strait from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. They were the first Europeans to lay eyes on the Pacific Ocean. He called the Pacific Ocean "Mar Pacifico" meaning " (a)   sea" because it seemed much calmer than the Atlantic Ocean.

One product that was highly sought after for their ability to flavor food and cover the taste of bad meat was (a)   .

Some spices that were extremely valuable were black pepper, cinnamon, ____ and _____.

(a)  

Magellan's crew began to starve because they sailed west from South America for 3 months. They finally reached the island of (a)   in March of 1521.

Magellan made friends with the locals in the (a)   .

Magellan never made it to the (a)   Islands, but two of his remaining ships finally reached the islands in November of 1521.

Only one of Magellan's five original ships completed the last year of of the journey sailing around Africa. That ship was the (a)   .

The Victoria arrived in Seville, Spain in September of 1522 with only (a)   of the original crew members. They were the first people to ever sail around the entire world!

Magellan's expedition led to an increase in knowledge about how big the world was. His crew's measurement of the stars helped improve the accuracy of navigation and map-making for later explorers to follow,

Ship design and (a)   also benefitted.

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador in the 16th century. In 1532, he joined another conquistador, Franciso (a)   , in the conquest of the Inca Empire.

De Soto got permission from the Spanish king, Charles V, to conquer (a)   . He landed in Tampa Bay in May 1539.

After landing in Florida, De Soto and his men traveled throughout the (a)   region of what is now the United States.

De Soto and his men were the first contact many Indigenous civilizations in the Southeast had with European explorers. De Soto fought them, killed many, and also (a)   many.

The Indigenous people were exposed to European diseases such as (a)   and measles.

De Soto explored on behalf of what country?

(a)  

De Soto went to Florida in search of (a)   .

De Soto explored what is now the southeastern United States and was the first European to cross the (a)   River.

True or False: In the end, De Soto did not find gold.

At the beginning of the Age of Exploration (a)   was Spain's main rival.