European Exploration

Henry Hudson helped to claim territory for the Netherlands that extended from New Jersey to New York and Connecticut.

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• false

Vasco da Gama made the first successful all-water route to India from Europe.

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• false

French explorers included Giovanni de Verrazzano and John Cabot.

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• false

Sir Walter Raleigh named an English Colony Virginia after the Queen of England.

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• false

Europeans used the phrase “God, Goodness, and Glory” as they conquered the Americas.

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• false

Explorer and navigator Amerigo Vespucci named this the “New World” America.

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Which of the following was NOT a tool or technology used during the Age of Exploration?

• compass

• astrolabe

• steam engine

• caravel

Which country sent explorers like Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Hernan Cortez to claim land in the Western Hemisphere?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• England

European Exploration increased after China closed the:

• Port of Nanjing

• Khyber Pass

• Tibetan Plateau Path

• Silk Roads

Prior to being called the Americas, Europeans nicknamed the Western Hemisphere:

• Columbus Land

• West Asia

• Brazil

• The New World