What is Exploration?

Advances in _________ helped sailors use the stars, sun and moon to navigate.

• Exploration

• Religion

• Technology

• Communication

Empires wanted to expand and control trading and _________.

• Traveling

• Technology

• Colonization

• Trade routes

Which beliefs did explorers want to bring to the places they explored?

• Jewish

• Muslim

• Christian

• Buddhist

The increase in trade resulted in a greater exchange of knowledge and ______.

• Ideas

• Resources

• Religion

• Patience

All of the following were goods that were traded EXCEPT _________.

• Spices

• Corn

• Silk

• Gold

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in _______.

• 1591

• 1433

• 1924

• 1492

When Columbus sent out on his voyage, he wanted to land in Southeast Asia but instead, he landed in ________.

• Canada

• Central America

• Mexico

• Australia

Cabral planned to sail around Africa but ended up in _________.

• South America

• North America

• Canada

• Mexico

Two explorers found land that is now a part of Canada. Who were they?

• Cabot and Nunez de Balboa

• Cabot and Nunez de Balboa

• Cabot and Cartier

• Columbus and Cartier

Explorers came to the Americas because___________.

• They wanted to find their families

• They wanted glory, recognition, and answers

• They wanted to travel and have fun

• They were forced and had no choice