European Explorers

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European Explorers

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Why did Europeans have to find an alternate trade route?

Jerusalem fell

Constantinople fell

Mecca fell

Heiankyo fell

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What are the three G's?

God

Glory

Games

Good

Gold

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What did Prince Henry the Navigator create?

Better maps

Better ships called caravels

a school to train explorers

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What did Portugal want?

A faster trade route around North America

A faster trade route around South America

A faster trade route around Europe

A faster trade route around Africa

Multiple Choice

Where was Bartolomeu Dias from?

Spain

England

Portugal

France

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What route did Vasco de Gama take?

sailed around the Cape of Good Hope

sailed around the Cape of Bad Hope

sailed around the Cape of Gold Hope

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Who does Christopher Columbus sail for?

Italy

France

England

Spain

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What country was Amerigo Vespucci named after?

Amerigo

America

Italy

Canada

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Where did Magellan sail from?

Italy

Portugal

Spain

France

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What ocean did Magellan find a narrow route to?

Indian

Australian

Red

Pacific

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Magellan's crew was the first to...

circumnavigate the world

navigate the world

destroy the world

sail through the Mediterranean Sea

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What modern-day states did De Soto explore in America?

Georgia, Virginia, and Kentucky

Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee

Florida, Texas, and South Carolina

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What did Jacques Cartier discover?

Prince John Island in Canada

King John Island in Canada

Prince Henry Island in Canada

Prince Edward Island in Canada

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Select the correct description of Henry Hudson.

Sails for England and makes better maps of North America

Sails for France and makes better maps of North America

Sails for Italy and makes better maps of North America

Sails for Spain and makes better maps of North America

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