ANSWERS TO EXPLORER STUDY CARDS 1) What are three reasons why explorers wanted to explore?

God (Religion) Glory (Superiority) Gold (Economic) 2) What are four of the obstacles that explorers faced during their journeys? Poor maps and navigational tools Disease/ starvation Fear of the Unknown Lack of adequate supplies 3) What were three overall accomplishments of the explorations of explorers? Exchanged goods and ideas Improved navigational tools and ships Claimed land 4) What were two cultural interactions the French explorers had in the New World? Started trading posts Spread Christianity 5) Which two explorers were sponsored by France? Samuel de Champlain Robert de La Salle 6) What area of the New World did Robert de La Salle claim for France? The Mississippi River Valley

7) What fur trading city did Samuel de Champlain establish (start) for France? Quebec 8) What were three cultural interactions the Spanish explorers had in the New World? Conquered and enslaved Native Americans Brought Christianity to the New World Brought European disease to Native Americans 9) Which explorer was sponsored by Spain? Francisco de Coronado 10) What area did Francisco de Coronado claim for Spain in the New World? Southwestern United States 11) What were three cultural interactions the English explorers had in the New World? Started settlements and claimed land Learned farming techniques from Native Americans Traded with Native Americans 12) Which explorer was sponsored by England? John Cabot 13) What area did John Cabot explore in the New World? Eastern Canada 14) What were two positive cultural interactions that the Native Americans had with the explorers? Taught farming techniques to them Traded with them

15) What did the Native Americans believe about the land? Believed it was to be used and shared but never owned 16) What were three areas of cooperation (agreement) between the explorers and Native Americans? Europeans brought weapons and metal farm tools Trade Crops 17) What were five areas of conflict (disagreement) between the explorers and Native Americans? Land Competition for Trade Differences in Culture Disease Language differences 18) What were the three big, powerful trading empires in West Africa during the Age of Exploration? Ghana Mali Songhai 19) Which desert and major river were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai located near in West Africa? Sahara Desert Niger River

20) Which country traded with West Africa during the Age of Exploration? Portugal

21) The Portuguese wanted to trade their metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for what West African natural resource? Gold and sometimes salt