Age of Exploration Quiz

What was the main reason for the voyages during the Age of Exploration?

• To find a new source of wealth

• To discover new animal species

• To find ocean routes to East Asia

• To explore the Pacific Ocean

What did Christopher Columbus originally set out to find?

• A route to the Indies

• The New World

• The Pacific Ocean

• A passage to South America

What did Europeans eventually call the lands that Columbus reached?

• The East Indies

• The West Indies

• The New World

• The Old World

What were the two main reasons that caused European exploration to flourish in the 1400s?

• Trade with the East and religious missions

• Desire for new trade routes to Asia and advances in knowledge and technology

• Overpopulation in Europe and lack of resources

• Political conflicts in Europe and the search for new allies

Why were Europeans especially interested in spices from Asia?

• To use as currency for trading

• To improve the taste of food and preserve it

• To use in religious ceremonies

• To trade for European textiles

What was one of the main challenges in trading with the East before the Age of Exploration?

• The trade routes were well-established and safe

• The trade was monopolized by Muslims and Italians, making it expensive

• The goods from the East were of low quality and demand

• The Europeans had no interest in Eastern goods

What was the goal of Portuguese sailors when they sought a new trade route?

• To find a land route through Asia

• To find a sea route that went around Africa

• To establish a trade alliance with the Mongols

• To discover a northern passage to Asia

How did Christopher Columbus try to reach Asia?

• By traveling overland through the Silk Road

• By sailing south along the coast of Africa

• By sailing west across the Atlantic

• By navigating the Arctic Ocean

Aside from trade, what was another motive for European exploration during the Age of Exploration?

• To spread European diseases

• To escape religious persecution in Europe

• To earn fame and glory and to claim new lands' riches

• To establish educational institutions abroad

What field of study contributed to the advances during the Age of Exploration?

• Astronomy

• Cartography

• Biology

• Chemistry