Maritime Exploration Quiz

What were the main reasons why states sponsored the expansion of maritime exploration (pick 3)?

• To claim territories and control large empires

• To convert people in distant lands to Christianity

• To gain control over the spice trade

• To establish a complete monopoly over the gold trade

Which European state established a trading-post empire along the African coast and throughout the Indian Ocean?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

Who was the Portuguese explorer that sailed all the way around the southern tip of Africa in 1488?

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

Which Spanish explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe by going west and then south around the tip of South America?

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

John Cabot claimed all the land from Newfoundland down to Chesapeake Bay for which country?

• Spain

• China

• Portugal

• England

Which French explorer established Quebec in Canada?

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Diaz

• Samuel de Champlain

Which Dutch explorer claimed the Hudson River Valley for the Dutch and called it New Amsterdam?

• Vasco de Gama

• Henry Hudson

• Bartholomew Diaz

• John Cabot

What was the economic system that dominated Europe during the time of maritime exploration?

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Mercantilism

• Socialism