Explorers
Who was the Italian explorer known for his voyage to the Americas in 1492?
Answer: Who is Christopher Columbus?
What term refers to the desire to spread Christianity during the Age of Exploration?
Answer: What is the missionary zeal?
What does the term "glory" refer to in the context of exploration?
Answer: What is the fame and honor achieved through exploration?
What is the term for a journey by sea?
Answer: What is a voyage?
What precious metal did many explorers seek in the New World?
Answer: What is gold?
Which explorer is famous for circumnavigating the globe?
Answer: Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
Which religious group supported many explorations to convert indigenous peoples?
Answer: What are the Catholic Church or missionaries?
Which country was primarily responsible for the early explorations of the Americas?
Answer: What is Spain?
Name one famous ship used by explorers during the Age of Exploration.
Answer: What is the Santa Maria?
Which empire was famously wealthy in gold and silver before being conquered?
Answer: What is the Inca Empire?
Name the Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Answer: Who is Hernán Cortés?
What was one major consequence of spreading Christianity in the New World?
Answer: What is the destruction of native religions?
300: What was a common motivation for explorers besides wealth and religion?
Answer: What is personal fame or reputation?
What navigational tool helped explorers find their way during voyages?
Answer: What is the compass?
What was the main economic motivation for the Spanish conquest of the Americas?
Answer: What is the search for wealth in the form of gold and silver?
What was the main goal of explorers during the Age of Exploration?
Answer: What is to find new trade routes and territories?
Name one explorer who was motivated by faith to explore new lands.
Answer: Who is Vasco Núñez de Balboa?
Which conquistador is known for his expeditions in South America and his quest for glory?
Answer: Who is Francisco Pizarro?
What was the purpose of mapping new territories during explorations?
Answer: What is to aid future navigators and claim land?
Name one major treasure that was sought after by explorers in the New World.
Answer: What is the Seven Cities of Gold?
Which English explorer was known for his search for the Northwest Passage?
Answer: Who is Henry Hudson?
How did the spread of Christianity impact indigenous cultures?
Answer: What is it often led to cultural assimilation and loss of native beliefs?
How did explorers like Columbus and Cortés gain glory for their countries?
Answer: What is by claiming new lands and resources for their monarchs?
Identify one major challenge faced by explorers during their voyages.
Answer: What is harsh weather conditions or lack of supplies?
How did the search for gold affect the indigenous populations?
Answer: What is it led to exploitation and significant population decline?