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Age of Exploration Begins
Age of Exploration Begins
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A quick review of the introduction of European exploration.
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1
Which Portuguese ruler really encouraged exploration?
Prince Henry
Queen Isabella
King John
Pope John
2
The Portuguese explorer, Bartolomeu Dias, was the first to sail around the tip of Africa.
False
True
3
Europeans first sought to venture out onto uncharted oceans
mainly
in search of
new routes to Asia.
new food items.
maps.
fame and fortune.
4
Columbus believed he had really made to
India
Canada
America
the West Indies
5
Columbus sailed for
Italy
Spain
Portugal
France
6
What did Portuguese explorers bring back from India?
sugar, slaves and gold
gold and slaves
cinnamon,pepper and silk
wool, wood and minerals
7
What other luxury items besides gold + silver did the Europeans want from the New World?
fur and wool
plants and bamboo
paper and ink
potatoes and corn
8
The Age of Exploration overlapped with what time period?
the Feudal Period.
the Middle Ages.
the Renaissance Period.
the Modern Period.
9
Which one was NOT another motive for the Europeans to begin sea exploration?
to gain wealth for their country
to make friends
to find new knowledge
to claim new and more terrority
10
The Age of Exploration took place approximately
1800 C.E.-1900 C.E.
1000 C.E.-1300C.E.
1400 C.E.- 1700 C.E.
1700 C.E.-1900 C.E
11
Magellan was known for finding a
passage around the tip of South America, making to east Asia
route to Africa and making to India
12
Who was killed in a conflict in the Philippines with local chiefs?
Columbus
Pedro Cabral
Ferdinand Maagellan
Hernan Cortes
13
The Age of Exploration was also considered
the beginning of the Modern Age.
the most dangerous time in history.
the end of the Modern Age.
a time lacking in advancements.
14
The Spanish were the first to travel to the west coast of Africa?
False
True
15
What was one of the negative impacts of exploration?
increased wealth for Europeans
overdevelopment of land
increased wealth for native people
oppression of people
