Name ___________________________________________________
Test Date ___________
Exploration Study Guide
The motivations for exploration were (the 3 G’s):
1.
Gold
2.
God
3.
Glory
The obstacles to exploration were:
4.
Poor maps and navigation tools
5.
Disease and starvation
6.
Fear of the unknown
7.
Lack of adequate supplies
______________
The accomplishments of exploration were:
8.
Exchange goods and ideas
_____
9.
Improved ships and navigational tools
10.
Claimed territories
________
European explorers:
11.
Francisco Coronado
claimed the southwest United States for Spain
12.
Robert La Salle
claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France
13.
John Cabot
explored eastern Canada for England
14.
Samuel de Champlain
established the French settlement of Quebec
Cultural Interactions (Spain – France – England)
15.
Spain
conquered and enslaved American Indians
16.
France
established trading posts
17.
Spain
18.
England
established settlements and claimed ownership
of land
19.
England
learned farming techniques from the American
Indians
20.
France
traded furs with the American Indians and made
them their business partners
_____
first brought European diseases
Areas of Cooperation between European explorers and American Indians
21. Europeans brought
22.
trade
23.
crops
weapons
and
metal_
Areas of Conflict between European explorers and American Indians
24.
land
25.
disease
26.
difference in language
27.
difference in cultures
28.
competition for trade
farm tools
West African Empires
29.
Ghana
The three early West African empires
(in order that they ruled)
Mali
Songhai
30.
trade
These West African Empires became
powerful by controlling this
31.
Portugal
was the European country that traded
with these West African empires
32.
gold
was traded from Africa to Europe
33.
metals
were goods traded from Europe to Africa
cloth
other manufactured goods
Using the map, name the European country that
claimed the identified areas in the New World.
34.
Spain
claimed
35.
France
claimed
36.
England
claimed
Using the map below, identify the explorer who claimed the identified areas in the New World.
37.
Robert La Salle
claimed the area marked A.
38.
John Cabot
_____
claimed the area marked B.
39.
Samuel de Champlain
claimed the area marked C.
40.
Francisco Coronado
Claimed the area marked D.
SOL Flashback Questions
There will be 7 review questions from the previous tests. They will not be limited to these
questions, so please use old study guides and your SOL notebook to prepare for the test.
41. In which region is Death Valley located? _______Basin and Range____________
42. In which region is the continental divide located? _____Rocky Mountains________
43. Which geographic region contains the most grassland? ____Great Plains_________
44. Imaginary lines on a globe that run east and west are called _____latitude_________.
Imaginary lines on a globe that run north and south are called ____longitude________.
45. Which river was explored by the Spanish? ______Colorado River_________
46. What two present-day states were the homes of the Pueblo Indians?
_________New Mexico and Arizona____________________
47. What were the main food sources of the Iroquois?
A. _____deer, elk, rabbits________(animals they hunted) __
B. _____corn, beans, squash_____(crops they grew)__ ____
C. _____fish___________________(fish they caught)______
48. Which Indian tribe lived east of the Sioux? _________Iroquois____________
49. What ancient site, located south of Richmond, is believed to be 15,000 to 18,000 years old?
_________________Cactus Hill______________________________________
50. Identify the type of resource. (Capital, Human, and Natural)
A.
natural
Salmon, deer, buffalo, and corn
B.
capital
Ships, bows, and metal farm tools
C.
human
Explorers fishing in lakes, hunting animals,
and planting crops