Intro to European Exploration Blank

1. Locate & Label the ALL of the continents.
2. Locate & Label the countries listed below.
 Portugal  Spain
 England
 France
3. What is a Primary Source?
4. What is a Secondary Source?
5. What is the time of European discovery and sea exploration called?
6. What did Europeans want and value that prompted the age of
exploration?
What region were they trying to get these goods from?
7. What reasons prompted European Exploration? (3 G’s)
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8. Explain God.
9. Explain Gold.
10. Explain Glory.
11. What European countries explored & established empires in Asia,
Africa, & the Americas?
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12. What European country led sea exploration?
13. Where did they explore?
14. What 3 factors allowed sea exploration to be successful?
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15. How did Prince Henry impact exploration?
16. Locate and Shade in Portugal’s Empire.
17. What became Portugal’s most profitable colony?
18. Define Capital Goods.
19. List 3 Capital Goods that Prince Henry used for exploration.
20. Define Human Capital.
21. How did Prince Henry invest in Human Capital?
22. Define Natural Resources.
23. What natural resources prompted exploration?
24. Who provided Christopher Columbus with the money an ship
needed for exploration?
25. What 2 Native groups did the Spanish conquer?
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26. Locate and Shade England’s Empire.
27. What colony did England use as a prison?
28. Define Unitary.
29. Define Confederation.
30. Define Federal.
31. Define Autocracy.
32. Define Oligarchy.
33. Define Democracy.