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What were the three things Europeans were searching for?
Fame
God
Gold
Glory
Ammunition
European Explorers set out to sail West in search of new land, riches, and trading routes in the late _______.
900s
2000s
1600s
1400s
Although Christopher Columbus was an Italian sea captain, he actually sailed for _______________.
The Orient
Spain
France
United States
During the Age of Exploration, Europe looked for sea routes to the East in order to __________.
spread Christianity
colonize new territories
find a faster trade route to Asia
gain military advantage
Which explorer arrived in Florida on April 3, 1513, looking for the fountain of youth?
Cristopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
Fernando Cabeza de Vaca
Panfilo de Narvaez
Columbus thought that he had arrived at the ___________, and therefore called the Natives he met Indians.
Asia
India
America
Native America
What was the most common religion practiced in Europe during the period of exploration?
Catholicism
Judaism
Buddhism
Atheism
What was the main accomplishment of exploration?
Learning to grow crops from Native Americans
Natural resources like large forest and fish
The discovery of new lands
Riches and valuable gold
Christopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.
Canada
Africa
Florida
The Bahamas
Which explorer after exploring Florida, also explored Mexico?
Cabeza de Vaca
De Soto
Christopher Columbus
Juan Ponce de Leon
True or False: The majority of Europeans believed that the Native Americans were savages and treated them harshly.
True
False
A cartographer is someone who __________________________________________________________.
creates and designs maps.
studies indigenous people and their land.
sails and navigates a voyage.
draws pictures of land.
Cabeza de Vaca and his crew were caught in a storm. The few survivors were captured by the ___________________ Indians. After _____ years of slavery, de Vaca finally escaped.
Karankawa, 6
Asian, 1,000,000,000
Aztec, 16
Comanche, 6
Rene La Salle was a French explorer that claimed land everywhere he went. He named the land ___________________, in honor of King Louis XIV.
The Bahamas
Louisiana
Texas
Louis
Which Countries did explorers come to Florida? (choose 3)
England
China
Spanish ( from Spain)
French
Japan
Which were the motivations that explorers and the European Leaders had when arrived at any land or territory?
Freedom of religion
The 3 G's
Claim new territory
Meet new people
Which explorer is most famously known for making connections between Europeans and the Americas?
Columbus
Vespucci
La Salle
Cortes
What are two things that the Native Americans wanted from the Europeans?
Ammunition for weapons
Traded goods
Protection
Technology
Ponce De Leon name our land Florida, which is the meaning of Florida?
Indian Flower
Orange Blossom
The Sunshine State
Land of Flowers
Explorer
A person who travels to unknown places
A person who like adventures
A person that is afraid to navigate
A person that doesn't know how to follow a map route
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