Cause of European Exploration
One of the main motives for early exploration was?
desire to find new trade routes to Asia
Where did the Age of Exploration begin?
Portugal
Why did columbus sail west?
because he thought that eastern Asia lay on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés conquered the...
Aztec Empire.
Exploration and trade contributed to the growth of...
capitalism, new centers of commerce, the use of money
Europeans were especially interested in ___ from Asia.
spices
Prince Henry was the son of
King John 1 of Portugal
Columbus believed he sailed to Asia, but he actually was the first European explorer to...
reach the Americas.
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the...
Inca Empire.
An economic system based on the buying and selling decisions of individuals is called...
a market economy.
Many people were excited for the opportunity for new ___.
knowledge
In 1500, Pedro Cabral set sail for India with a fleet of ___ ships.
13
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events?
Columbus's voyages, Spanish settlement, native people die from diseases
Why was there less interest in starting colonies in North America than in regions to the south?
because explorers did not discover gold in North America
How did exploration change how Europeans worked?
People began working for hire.
One key advance was in ___, the art and science of mapmaking.
cartography
Where did Cabral eventually reached the east coast of ___.
present-day Brazil
How did Portuguese and Spanish exploration affect people in Africa?
Africans were enslaved and brought to the Americas.
European traders were interested getting which of the following from Native Americans in North America?
furs
According to mercantilism, what was the best way to increase a nation's power?
increase the nation's wealth