1. The need to find waters rich in all types of fish.
     2. The need to find lands rich in all types of fur.
     3. The need to find a new, easier and more direct route to the Orient.
     4. The growing demand for gold and silver needed for trade.
     5. The desire of the Amerindians to convert to Catholicism.

2. WHICH TWO CHARACTERISTICS BELOW DESCRIBE THE COUNTRIES THAT
    PARTICIPATED IN THE GREAT VOYAGES OF EXPLORATION?

    1. They all had large ports on the Mediterranean Sea.
    2. They were the poorest countries in Europe.
    3. They had mastered navigational techniques and used compasses, caravels and
        astrolabes.
    4. They were searching for new markets for their products.
    5. Their kings had to find new routes to Asia after the Turks conquered Constantinople.

A)     1     and     4                                          C)     2     and     3
B)     1     and     5                                          D)     3     and     5
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS MOTIVATED THE EUROPEAN MONARCHS TO
    FINANCE EXPEDITIONS WESTWARDS?

    1. the invention of new navigational instruments
    2. the scarcity of gold and precious metals
    3. the desire to claim new territories
    4. the conversion of the natives
    5. the creation of a naval war fleet

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