European Explorers

Question 0

Bartolomeu Diaz was born in what country?

Answer 0

Portugal

Question 1

Francis Xavier was born in what country?

Answer 1

Spain

Question 2

Francisco Pizzarro explorered Western South America for….?

Answer 2

Fame and wealth

Question 3

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in what country?

Answer 3

Spain

Question 4

Marco Polo explored China for what reason?

Answer 4

Traveled with father for trade to share western Culture with the Chinese people.

Question 5

Where did Bartolomeu Diaz explore?

Answer 5

Western Coast of Africa

Question 6

Francis Xavier explorered what country?

Answer 6

India and Japan

Question 7

Where did Herán Cortes explore?

Answer 7

Cuba and Mexico

Question 8

Marco Polo was born in what country?

Answer 8

Italy

Question 9

Where did Vasco Nunez de Balboa explore?

Answer 9

Hispaniola (today’s Haiti & Dominican Republic)

Question 11

Where did Francisco Pizzarro explore?

Answer 11

Western Coast of South America

Question 12

What was Marco Polo’s motive for exploring?

Answer 12

Traveled with gather for trade to share western culture with the Chinese people

Question 13

What were the benifits its of Marco Polo’s Exploration?

Answer 13

Wrote “The Travels”, made alliances brought 1st knowledge of the Far East back to Europe, & encouraged future explorers.

Question 14

What was Francis Xavier’s motive for exploring?

Answer 14

Wanted to spread Christianity

Question 15

Herán Cortes was born in what country?

Answer 15

Spain

Question 15

Francisco Pizzarro was born in what country?

Answer 15

Spain

Question 16

What were the benefits for Francis Xaviers’s exploration?

Answer 16

Set up schools to educate natives & peacefully spread Christianity

Question 17

What were Herán Cortes motive for exploring?

Answer 17

Fame & wealth

Question 18

What were the be benefits of Herán Corte’s exploration?

Answer 18

Defeated the Aztec empire and gained fame and wealth for Spain and for himself

Question 19

What were Francisco Pizzarro’s motive for exploring?

Answer 19

Fame and wealth

Question 20

What were the benefits for Pizzaro’s exploration to the Western coast of South America?

Answer 20

Defeated INCA empire, gained wealth for Spain and himself, and even ruled over the Inca capital for 10 years until he was killed by his own men

Question 21

What was Balboa’s motive for exploring?

Answer 21

Fame and wealth

Question 22

What was Bartolomeu Diaz’s motive for exploring the Western Coast of Africa?

Answer 22

Wanted a trade route(water) to India and was also curious to find “Prester John” from the infamous travel literature

Question 23

What were the benefits of Balboa’s exploration to Hispaniola (today’s Haiti & Dominican Republic)

Answer 23

Land,wealth,and goods for himself and Spain, “found” the Pacific Ocean, and encouraged fellow Spaniards to come to the Americas to settle and to make a fortune in gold, but was assassinated due to harsh treatment of natives

Question 24

What were the benefits from Diaz's exploration to the Western Coast of Africa?

Answer 24

Mapped out the Coast of Africa to the Indian Ocean and later allowed for Portugal to gain control of the spice trade.