Exploring the Age of Discovery

Why is Roanoke called the “lost colony”?

• John White could not find his way back to it

• Everyone went back to England.

• It lost a contest with Jamestown.

• All the settlers disappeared.

Time period that led to an increase in exploration and trade

• Age of Reason

• Golden Age

• Age of Exploration

• Gilded Age

Which explorer is credited with the discovery of the Americas in 1492?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• John Cabot

What was one major impact of European exploration on Indigenous peoples in the Americas?

• Increase in indigenous population

• Introduction of new technologies

• Spread of diseases like smallpox

• Establishment of indigenous empires

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

What was a significant economic change resulting from the Age of Exploration?

• Decline in European trade

• Establishment of the Silk Road

• Growth of the Atlantic slave trade

• Decrease in global trade

Which of the following was a cultural exchange that occurred during the Age of Exploration?

• Introduction of horses to Europe

• Spread of Christianity to the Americas

• Introduction of rice to the Americas

• Spread of Buddhism to Europe

Which explorer's route led to the first European contact with the Pacific Ocean?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Jacques Cartier

• Henry Hudson

• Bartolomeu Dias

What was one of the main reasons for European nations to explore new trade routes during the Age of Exploration?

• To find new sources of gold and silver

• To establish colonies in Africa

• To spread democracy

• To escape religious persecution

Which of the following was a direct result of the Columbian Exchange?

• Introduction of potatoes to Europe

• Discovery of the Northwest Passage

• Establishment of the East India Company

• Invention of the printing press