Social Studies Chapter 2

Front

Who was the first European explorer to sail around the southern tip of Africa?

Back

Bartolomeu Dias

Front

How did Prince Henry's sailors help the explorers who eventually reached India?

Back

They improved maps and founded settlements along the way.

Front

What is the purpose of the astrolabe?

Back

To tell how far you have traveled.

Front

What did European merchants buy and sell from Asia?

Back

Silk and spices

Front

What was a common belief about the Earth that hindered exploration?

Back

The Earth was flat.

Front

What was the main reason for exploration in the 1400s?

Back

To find a sea route to Asia

Front

Ponce de Leon and Franciso Vasquez de Coronado were looking for ____________ lands and riches.

Back

mythical

Front

Hernan Cortes conquered the ________.

Back

Aztecs

Front

After circumnavigating the world, Ferdinand Magellan made it back to Spain.

Back

False

Front

The Strait of Magellan is located in the southern tip of

Back

South America