Download Cause Effect Marco Polo told of rich Asian empires. Prince Henry

European Exploration Cause/Effect Chart
Directions: Match the effect with its cause. Write your answer in the chart. Use the list of effects below.
Cause
Effect
1. Marco Polo told of rich Asian empires.
2. Prince Henry was fascinated with ships, maps
and riches.
3. No one knew the continents of North and
South America existed.
4. A cartographer (or mapmaker) honored
Amerigo Vespucci by putting his name on a
new land.
5. Spanish explorers came to America looking for
gold and silver.
6. European explorers brought many diseases
with them.
7. Vasco Da Gama rounded the southern tip of
Africa.
8. The Catholic church of Spain acted to spread
Catholicism.
9. Europeans wanted furs for hats, coats and
other clothing.
Effect: Hundreds of thousands of Native Americans died.
Effect: A water route to Asia had been found.
Effect: Conquistadors attacked Native American cultures and claimed lands for their country.
Effect: The French set up trading posts in Canada.
Effect: Christopher Columbus found America and though it was China.
Effect: Europeans became interested in Asian culture and trade.
Effect: Missions were built to convert Native Americans.
Effect: He started a school to teach navigation
Effect: America got its name.