Social Studies Chapter 3

Directions: Practice by reading the question, saying your answer, then

clicking on the next slide to check your answer with the correct one

Question

• What European group reached North America about 500 years before Christopher Columbus?

Answer

• The Vikings

Question

• Who sponsored Columbus’s expedition in 1942?

Answer

• Spain

Question

• What was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

Answer

• To find a more direct water route to Asia

Question

• Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

Answer

• The Aztec

Question

• What happened during Hudson’s last voyage?

Answer

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea

Question

• What did Varrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

Answer

• The Northwest Passage

Question

• What were three problems the early European explorers faced?

Answer

• They needed better maps and new technology for long voyages. They needed a lot of money to pay the costs of their expeditions. They faced great dangers in exploring unknown seas and lands.

Question

• What was Christopher Columbus’s belief about the lands he reached in 1942?

• Were his beliefs correct or incorrect? Why?

Answer

• He thought that the lands he had reached were Asia. Amerigo Vespucci did not see lands that matched Marco Polo’s descriptions of Asia. Balboa’s crew reached the Pacific Ocean proving that Amerigo Vespucci was right about an unknown continent.

Question

• Why did Columbus have to wait until after the Reconquista to start his voyage?

Answer

• Columbus needed the support of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to pay for the costs of his voyage. During the Reconquista, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were too busy fighting a war to support Columbus.

Question

• What were some of the costs AND benefits of expeditions for explorers and their sponsors?

Answer

• Costs included money to pay for ships, crew, and supplies. Ships could sink or an explorer might not find anything of value.

• Benefits included finding gold, furs and other valuable resources: claiming new lands, gaining power, and spreading Christianity.

Question

• Why did so many Europeans want to find the Northwest Passage?

Answer

• Many Europeans believed in the Northwest passage, which would be a shortcut to Asia. They wanted to find it so that they could set up trade routes that would bring them wealth and power.

Reminder!

• Remember to use your study guide to study the following explorers:

• Ferdinand Magellan • Hernando Cortés • Vasco Núñez de Balboa • Francisco Pizarro • Francisco Vásquez de Coronado • Henry Hudson • Juan Ponce de León • Hernando de Soto