Topic 2 Lesson 3

Portugal searched for new trade routes because they didn't have Mediterranean...

• ports

• cuisine

• ships

• explorers

Prince Henry the Navigator established a...

• government

• bank

• school

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Who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1487?

• Leif Eriksson

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

When European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, they were initially in search of what?

• new war territory

• new places to worship

• new places to live

• new trade routes

Answer explanation

In the 1400s and 1500s, European explorers undertook numerous long-distance sea voyages, initially in search of new trade routes. Their search brought them into contact with peoples and lands that were new to them.

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

What was the reason Europeans first set out to sea?

• to go on vacation

• to find new sea routes to Africa

• to find new sea routes to Asia

• to visit the Americas

What explorer crossed the Atlantic on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Francis Drake

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

Which of the following would not have been a motivation for Exploration?

• Religion
• Expanding an empire
• Economic
• Disease

What is the name of that country?

• Portugal
• France
• Spain
• England
• Germany

What is the name of that country?

• Portugal
• France
• Spain
• England
• Germany