HS HIST CHP 17: Part 1 Reasons for Exploration

After the Renaissance, people like Prince Henry of Portugal and others LIKELY believed that:

• 1. The sun burned so hot that their skin would boil black.

• 1. The unknown areas of water and beyond contained monsters.

• 1. People who explored areas far from their homes were doomed to never return.

• People could find out new and interesting information from experiencing and observing the world around them.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the reasons for exploration did Christopher Columbus express to his financial backers, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain?

• 1. Spreading Christianity

• 1. Desire for Wealth

• 1. Spirit of Adventure

• 1. Spirit of Adventure

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What was the primary stated reason for the explorations?

• Religious expansion

• 1. The art found in the new world.

• 1. Tomatoes, potatoes, silk, and horses

• 1. To spread European diseases

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Mundus Novus was a European term for _____.

• the Far East
• the New World
• the Old World
• the Middle Ages

The Columbian Exchange is a term used to describe _____.

• 1. things traded between the Old and New Worlds

• the trade of spices between Africa and Australia
• the migration of people from Europe to Asia
• the introduction of new technologies to the Americas