Exploration Review

Why did explorers first travel West of Europe?

• seeking a quicker land route to Asia

  
  

• seeking a route to Africa
  

• seeking a quicker water route to Asia

• seeking to convert more people to Christianity

  
  

What country did not explore Texas?

• Britain

  
  

• France
  

• Spain

• None of the above

Which explorer sought out looking for the Seven Cities of Gold?

• Hernán Cortés

  
  

• René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
  

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

  
  

What was the first and largest reason for exploration in the Americas?

• Seeking to learn about new cultures in the world

  
  

• Seeking quick voyages
  

• Seeking wealth and riches

• Seeking new animals and plants

  
  

Who is being described?

-Explored the Mississippi river

-Was a French explorer

-Established a colony in Texas

• Hernán Cortés

• René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
  

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
  

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

  
  

What were those exploring for glory hoping to accomplish?

• They were hoping to become famous.

  
  

• They were hoping to convert people Christianity.

• They were hoping to find a quick route to Australia.
  

• They were hoping to bring new foods and spices back   

          to their nation.

  
  

What is NOT one of the results of exploration of the Americas?

• The exchange of new foods between Europe and the Americas

• The sharing of wealth between European countries.
  

• The exchange of new diseases between Europe and the Americas
  

• The exchange of animals between Europe and the Americas

  
  

What is being described?

-Gold

-Glory

-God

• Reasons for exploring the Great Lakes

  
  

• Reasons for seeking a water route to Asia

• Reasons people become famous

• Reasons for exploration of the Americas

Why do we know so much about Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s experiences in the Americas 500 years later?

• He left stories carved on rocks in the Grand Canyon.

• He did a YouTube video about his time in the Americas.

• He wrote a book about his years in the Americas.
  

• The Native Americans wrote stories about his time with them.

  
  

Which group of people began to struggle for land and water?

• French

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Native Americans