Table of Contents
- 1 What are 3 risks that European explorers faced?
- 2 What was an obstacle to exploration of the New World?
- 3 What dangers did Explorers face?
- 4 What was the first difficulty faced by explorers?
- 5 What happened in the Age of Exploration?
- 6 What problems did European explorers faced?
- 7 What skills did early explorers need?
- 8 What was the basic problem of earlier explorer?
- 9 What was some of the challenges that early explorers faced?
- 10 Who are the explorers who had bad weather?
- 11 What was the life like for early explorers?
What are 3 risks that European explorers faced?
European explorers faced many obstacles: they had limited knowledge of world geography and so they needed better maps and navigational tools. They need stronger and faster ships to travel long distances. They also needed money to pay for their expeditions.
What was an obstacle to exploration of the New World?
| Example | After Lesson |
|---|---|
| Sailors were afraid of traveling too far south near the Equator, because the sun was so hot there it made the sea boil. | Obstacle |
| Explorers wanted to find new markets to sell European goods in which to make a profit. | Motivation |
What were the four obstacles to exploration?
Name four obstacles to exploration.
- Poor maps and navigational tools.
- Disease/starvation.
- Fear of unknown.
- Lack of adequate supplies.
What dangers did Explorers face?
Extreme cold, lack of water, severe windstorms and treacherous crevasses are obvious physical dangers. Less obvious are the problems of boredom, isolation and loneliness. Explorers at the beginning of the last century, such as Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott, faced years without messages from home.
What was the first difficulty faced by explorers?
Answer: When explorers encountered new people they exchanged diseases as well as goods. Diseases such as influenza and small pox caused untold deaths among American Indians. Diseases such as malaria, dysentery and yellow fever caused many deaths among ships crews.
What were the effects of the Age of Exploration?
Geography The Age of Exploration caused ideas, technology, plants, and animals to be exchanged around the world. Government Several European countries competed for colonies overseas, both in Asia and the Americas. Economics Developments during the Age of Exploration led to the origins of modern capitalism.
What happened in the Age of Exploration?
The Age of Exploration (also called the Age of Discovery) began in the 1400s and continued through the 1600s. It was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.
What problems did European explorers faced?
When explorers encountered new people they exchanged diseases as well as goods. Diseases such as influenza and small pox caused untold deaths among American Indians. Diseases such as malaria, dysentery and yellow fever caused many deaths among ships crews.
What were the accomplishments of exploration?
What were the accomplishments of exploration?
- Exchange of ideas and goods.
- Better ships and navigational tools.
- Claimed territories (land)
- Spread Christianity.
- To bring home GOLD.
- To build empires and NATIONAL SUPERIORITY.
- Fear of the unknown.
- Poor maps and navigational tools.
What skills did early explorers need?
What skills did early explorers need?
- First, they had to be skilled cartographers, or mapmakers.
- Second, they needed exemplary management skills.
- Third, explorers needed strong observational, writing, and speaking skills.
What was the basic problem of earlier explorer?
The basic problems of earlier explorers: They needed better maps. they need a lot of money to pay the costs of expeditions. They faced great dangers in exploring unknown seas and lands.
What was the greatest challenge faced by the explorers?
What was the greatest challenge faced by the explorers? Extreme cold, lack of water, severe windstorms and treacherous crevasses are obvious physical dangers. Less obvious are the problems of boredom, isolation and loneliness.
What was some of the challenges that early explorers faced?
Explorers faced many challenges while aboard. Cristopher Columbous had many problems such as poor conditions on the voyage, frightened crew, and no maps. Last, John Cabot had bad storms and his crew was fighting. Do you know any other challenges that explorers faced?❤️
Who are the explorers who had bad weather?
Some challenges that the early explorers such as Cristifur Columbus, John Cabot, and Vasco Nunez de Balboa all had bad weather while they were exploring on the ships. Christefur Columbes also had a frightened crew, and they had no maps.
What kind of obstacles did John Cabot face?
Christefur Columbes also had a frightened crew, and they had no maps. For John Cabot, his obstacles were of corse bad weather but fighting among his crew. Last Vasco Nunez de Balboa’s obstacles were bad weather and Native American residanced.
What was the life like for early explorers?
Even with regular use of pumps, ships leaked and most of the ships interior was wet. Roaches and rats were constantly present and sailors slept whenever they could find time and wherever they could find room. The unsanitary conditions could lead to a rapid spread of disease. Provisions were also a concern,…