Search for New Trade Routes and Northwest Passage Exercise

Search for New Trade Routes and Northwest Passage

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Search for New Trade Routes and Northwest Passage

Explore the efforts of navigators to find direct sea routes to Asia and the Northwest Passage. Learn why seeking faster trade routes was essential for European merchants.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Why did Western European nations seek an ocean route to Asia in the 15th century?

  2. MultiChoice

    What was the 'Northwest Passage' that many northern European explorers sought?

  3. MultiChoice

    Which Portuguese captain became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

  4. MultiChoice

    Which expedition was the first to successfully sail completely around the Earth?

  5. MultiChoice

    Which explorer, sailing for England in 1497, claimed parts of North America?

  6. MultiChoice

    What major waterways were thoroughly explored by Henry Hudson in search of a northern passage?

  7. MultiChoice

    Why did early European attempts to find a Northwest Passage fail to reach Asia?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which navigator recognized that the lands reached by Columbus were part of a new continent?

  9. MultiChoice

    What geographical reality blocked explorers from reaching Asia by sailing directly west from Europe?

  10. MultiChoice

    How did the Ottoman capture of Constantinople in 1453 impact Western European navigation?

  11. MultiChoice

    Which French navigator mapped the St. Lawrence River while searching for a passage to Asia?

  12. MultiChoice

    What was a major long-term outcome of the failed searches for the Northwest Passage?