Age of Exploration

Name Meet Google Drive – One place for all your files Use this reading to answer the following questions. 1. Which of the following best describes why the Age of Exploration occurred? England and Spain wanted to expand their empires Spain had claimed North and South America European rulers wanted to find a cheaper way to obtain spices from Asia The English defeated the Spanish Armada 2. What country was the 1st to send explorers to search for a sea route to Asia? Spain Portugal France England 3. What happened 1st? October 12, 1492 Vasca do Gama sails to India Ponce de Leon discovers Florida Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean 4. What country established the 1st permanent settlement in the New World? Spain France England Portugal 5. What happened last? 1588 The English establish a settlement in North Carolina the Revolutionary War Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean 6. Christopher Columbus believed he had reached The Bahamas Florida England Asia 7. Who was the 1st explorer to sail through the Indian Ocean to India? Christopher Columbus Vasco Nunez de Balboa Vasco da Gama Hernando Cortes 8. Use the reading to fill in the blanks. The Age of Exploration started in the 1400's. Europeans were desperate to get spices from Asia. Spices were used to preserve foods and keep them from spoiling. Spices, however, were expensive and dangerous to get. European rulers began to pay for explorations to find a sea route to Asia so they could get spices cheaper.