Unit 2
Age of Exploration
What Do You Know!
Rulers sponsored expeditions to far corners of the world. When these
trips were successful, rulers gained riches and powers because they
controlled trade and often new land. Queen Isabella and King
Ferdinand sponsored Columbus’ voyage to find a new trade route to
Asia.
1. Which words give you a clue for finding cause
and effect ideas in the paragraph?
were, was
B. when, successful
C. when, because
D. often, new
A.
C. when, because
Rulers sponsored expeditions to far corners of the world. When these trips
were successful, rulers gained riches and powers because they controlled
trade and often new land. Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand sponsored
Columbus’ voyage to find a new trade route to Asia.
2. What other words in the paragraph mean the
same as expeditions in sentence 1?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Riches and power
Trips and voyages
New lands
New route
D. New route
3. What caused more Europeans to
become interested in Asia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The silk road
The Ottoman Empire
Marco Polo’s book
Coronado’s explorations
C. Marco Polo’s book
4.How did travel by sea change in the
1400’s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
It became much cheaper
It became more dangerous
It was limited to the Atlantic Coast
It was improved by new technologies
D. It was improved by new technologies
5.Which of the following was not a
goal of European explorations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
finding new trade routes to Asia
controlling new lands
ending the Reconquista
establishing colonies
C. ending the Reconquista
6.What was a goal of the Counter
Reformation in the New World?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Reform the churches
Convert the people to the Protestant religion
Convert the people to the Catholic religion
Establish colonies
C. Convert the people to the Catholic religion
7.Name two present-day cities
founded by the Dutch.
A.
B.
C.
D.
New York and Albany
Boston and Albany
Buffalo and New York
New Amsterdam and Fort Orange
A. New York and Albany
8.Atlantic trade routes carried goods
and enslaved people between…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Africa, Asia, and the Americas
The Cape of Good Hope and the West Indies
Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Asia, the Americas, and Europe
C. Africa, Europe, and the Americas
9.Which countries claimed land in
the Americas?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Spain, Portugal, Russia, and China
The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, France, and China
Spain, Germany, France, Belgium
Spain, Portugal, France, England, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Russia
D. Spain, Portugal, France, England, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Russia
10.Colonists often built
settlements near the sea or along
rivers because…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Their charters required this location
This offered protection against attacks
The weather was usually milder
It made transporting people and supplies easier
D. It made transporting people and supplies easier
Lesson - 1 Study Questions
1. Why did European traders begin to
travel to Asia by sea?
2. Name two tools that improved sailing
and explain why they were important.
3. How was Christopher Columbus like an
entrepreneur?
Lesson - 2 Study Questions
1. How were the explorations of Francisco
Pizarro and Hernando Cortes similar? How were
they different?
2. What was the Northwest Passage?
What did Amerigo Vespucci and Ferdinand
Magellan accomplish with their expeditions?
Lesson - 3 Study Questions
1. Describe the lands the French explored in the
New World.
2. Name two Spanish explorers and the lands
they explored.
3. How did the trade routes across the Atlantic
Ocean link Europe, Africa, and the Americas?
Lesson - 4 Study Questions
1. Name the geographic areas that each of
the following countries settled in the New
World: Spain, France, and Portugal.
2. You have read about several countries
that explored and claimed lands in the
Americas. What changes occurred as a
result of this exploration?