European Exploration

The purpose of Christopher Columbus’s first voyage from Spain was to

Explorer for the French, bridge named after him

An advantage to the Mercator Projection map is

A fast sailing ship that could sail against the wind.

The Crusades were Holy Wars between

All of the following were part of the Old World except

The explorer given credit for circumnavigating the globe was

The Renaissance

The Spanish goals for exploration in the Americas were God, gold and

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs

A period of time in Europe when a "rebirth" of learning took place

Columbus and other explorers for Spain wanted to convert Native Americans to

How are the routes of the French explorers different from those of the Spanish explorers?

The explorer who travelled on the Saint Lawrence River was

All of the following were a part of the NEW WORLD except

Explorer from Spain who led an expedition that circumnavigated the world

The instrument used to measure the positions of the moon, stars and planets was the

Why did the French explored in the Americas?

Cortez and Pizarro conquered the Aztecs and Incan empires.  Therefore, they are known as

The device that helped sailors by indicating the direction of North is the

The trading of goods, ideas and diseases between the Old and New World

All of the following are TRUE about the printing press EXCEPT

All of the following describe the Middle Ages EXCEPT