European Explorers Pocket 2023 Semester 1 Final A

What were the three continents that most educated Europeans knew about in the 1400s?

• Europe, Australia, Asia, America

• Europe, Africa, Antarctica, America

• Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia

• Europe, Africa, Asia, America

What new navigational tools did Europeans discover to help them find their way across oceans?

• Compass, Cross staff, Telescope, Chronometer

• Telescope, Chronometer, Barometer, Sextant

• Sextant, Barometer, Compass, Cross staff

• Chronometer, Telescope, Compass, Barometer

What was the name of the ship that the Europeans learned about from the Arabs?

• Galleon, Caravel, Carrack, Schooner

• Carrack, Galleon, Caravel, Schooner

• Caravel, Galleon, Schooner, Carrack

• Caravel, Carrack, Galleon, Schooner

What was the main reason for European exploration of new lands?

• To spread their Christian faith, To establish colonies, To find gold, To trade with the Arabs

• To establish colonies, To spread their Christian faith, To trade with the Arabs, To find gold

• To find gold, To establish colonies, To spread their Christian faith, To trade with the Arabs

• To spread their Christian faith, To find gold, To establish colonies, To trade with the Arabs

What did Marco Polo discover during his travels to the Indies?

• A secret room filled with treasures, A new sea route to the Indies, A large island called Cuba, A river flowing west from the Gulf of St. Lawrence

• A river flowing west from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, A new sea route to the Indies, A secret room filled with treasures, A large island called Cuba

• A large island called Cuba, A river flowing west from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, A new sea route to the Indies, A secret room filled with treasures

• A new sea route to the Indies, A large island called Cuba, A secret room filled with treasures, A river flowing west from the Gulf of St. Lawrence

What was the main goal of Christopher Columbus's voyages?

• To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith, To find a westward sea route to the Indies

• To spread the Christian faith, To find a westward sea route to the Indies, To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World

• To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith, To find a westward sea route to the Indies, To conquer the Aztecs

• To find a westward sea route to the Indies, To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith

What did John Cabot believe he had discovered when he reached the coast of Newfoundland?

• The mainland of the Indies, The coast of Japan, The northeast part of Asia, The Northwest Passage

• The Northwest Passage, The mainland of the Indies, The coast of Japan, The northeast part of Asia

• The northeast part of Asia, The Northwest Passage, The mainland of the Indies, The coast of Japan

• The coast of Japan, The northeast part of Asia, The Northwest Passage, The mainland of the Indies

What was the main reason for Hernando Cortes's expedition to Mexico?

• To spread the Christian faith, To find a Northwest Passage, To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World

• To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith, To find a Northwest Passage, To conquer the Aztecs

• To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith, To find a Northwest Passage

• To find a Northwest Passage, To conquer the Aztecs, To establish a colony in the New World, To spread the Christian faith

What did Jacques Cartier name the land he claimed for France?

• Newfoundland, Labrador, New France, Quebec

• New France, Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador

• Labrador, New France, Quebec, Newfoundland

• Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, New France

What did Jacques Cartier hope to find when he sailed west along the St. Lawrence River?

• The Northwest Passage, The Pacific Ocean, The coast of Japan, The mainland of the Indies

• The coast of Japan, The mainland of the Indies, The Northwest Passage, The Pacific Ocean

• The Pacific Ocean, The coast of Japan, The mainland of the Indies, The Northwest Passage

• The mainland of the Indies, The Northwest Passage, The Pacific Ocean, The coast of Japan