Religious Motivations Quick Check
Identify the religious motivations that led to European exploration. What was the cause/effect each motivation contributed to European exploration?
✅ Violent conversion rooted in the Reconquista and Crusades, coupled with charitable causes from Christian missions, were both important motivators during European exploration. ✅
Missionaries were sent to convert Muslims through violent means during the Reconquista. The Reconquista was a successful experiment in using missionaries against a “hostile” religion.
Muslim conquests into Iberia and hostile Christian missionaries were two of the most important motivators. These hostile missionaries would wage war against Indigenous populations in the New World.
The Crusades showcased how Christian missionaries peacefully spread their religion to foreign peoples. This would later influence Christian rulers during the age of exploration.
Which statement correctly analyzes the cause-and-effect relationship between events involved in the intentional spread of Christianity worldwide over time?
The Spanish Reconquista used Jesuit missionaries to convert non-Christian populations. Religious orders promoted peaceful conversions, and the age of exploration introduced trade routes that spread Christianity worldwide.
The Spanish Reconquista used reductions to convert non-Christian populations. Religious orders promoted aggressive conversions, and the age of exploration used religious orders to spread Christianity worldwide.
The Spanish Reconquista used violence to fight and convert non-Christian populations. Religious orders promoted aggressive conversions, and the age of exploration used religious orders to spread Christianity worldwide.
✅ The Spanish Reconquista used violence to fight and convert non-Christian populations. Religious orders promoted peaceful conversions, and the age of exploration introduced trade routes that spread Christianity worldwide. ✅
Analyze the following statements. Which statement accurately reflects relationships between Christian Europeans and Indigenous populations over time?
✅ Early relations within the Iberian Peninsula were negative, impacting later Christian missions in the Americas. Trade voyages to Asia, coupled with the formation of Christian missions from various religious orders, provided positive encounters over time. ✅
Early relations within the Iberian Peninsula were negative, impacting later Christian missions in the Americas. Trade voyages allowed Christians to convert to Indigenous religions and bring new customs back to Europe late into the age of exploration.
Early relations within the Iberian Peninsula were negative, impacting later Christian missions in the Americas. Trade voyages to Africa, coupled with the formation of Christian missions from various religious orders, provided positive encounters over time.
Early relations within the Iberian Peninsula were positive, impacting later Christian missions in the Americas. Trade voyages to Asia, coupled with the formation of Christian missions from various religious orders, provided peaceful encounters over time.
Analyze the maps to identify the connection between the growth of the Spanish Empire and the spread of Catholicism.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Granada and Portugal, it was able to use Portugal as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.
✅ After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile, it acquired Granada and was able to use it as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas. ✅
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Castile and Portugal, it was able to use Castile as a launching point to spread Christianity to North America.
After Spain merged the kingdoms of Aragon and Navarre, it was able to use Navarre as a launching point to spread Christianity to the Americas.
Analyze the table to determine which statement about the spread of Catholicism is true.
The joining of Aragon and Castile allowed the Spanish to colonize Portugal and use its navy to sail to the New World.
Spain’s large navy conquered Portugal, which allowed Spain to sail overseas to spread Catholicism to different regions.
✅ The conquest of Granada helped to free up a major port city so that the Spanish could use their large navy to colonize the Americas and beyond. ✅
The Spanish Reconquista united the territories and religions of Spain, which allowed Spain to spread Catholicism more easily.