Reasons for Exploration

People used ______to prevent food from spoiling.

Preserving spices didn't grow anywhere in Europe.

• True

• False

Finding a quicker route to Asia would help them get spices more easily.

• True

• False

According to the article, why did did exploders want to travel to Asia for gold, silver, and precious stones?

• Mr. Krabs told them to,

• They needed money to help them pay their debts because they had fought in many wars.

• There was a shortage of them in Europe.

According to the article, what was one thing that made Pathway 1 dangerous to travel?

• Weather

• Sea Monsters

• Pirates

For Pathway #2, people traveled by _______.

When explorers started thinking about traveling using the Northwest Passage, they were aware of the land along the way.

• True

• False

The more land that a country could claim for themselves, the more ________ they had of the world.

Trading was a way to make money as well as a way to bring new items into a country.

• True

• False

What was Reason 1?