Studies Weekly: European Exploration and Colonization

True or False: the Age of Exploration was a time during the Middle Ages when Europeans explored the world for resources that were not available in Europe.

• True
• False

Which was NOT a primary motive for exploration of the Americas?

• God
• gold
• greenery
• glory

Which explorer is regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas?

• John Cabot
• Samuel du Champlain
• Christopher Columbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Which explorer explored present-day Florida?

• John Cabot
• Sameul de Champlain
• Christopher Coumbus
• Juan Ponce de Leon

Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.

• Africa
• Europe
• Russia
• South America

__________ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

• Courage
• Land
• Religion

True or False: The Columbian Exchange was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between North America and Asia.

• True
• False

__________ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find a location.

• Astrolabe navigation
• Celestial navigation
• Quadrant navigation

What was NOT a tool that early explorers used for navigation?

• maps
• sextants
• GPS

__________ landed on the coast of Florida in 1513 and claimed the land for Spain.

• King Philip II
• Menéndez de Avilés
• Juan Ponce de León