Age of Encounters and The Tools of Discovery Assignment

Age of Encounters and The Tools of Discovery Assignment

Background Knowledge Article 2

The competition between European monarchs is evident in the number of explorers and expeditions they sent to the Americas. Note the year, the country of origin, and the people in the Americas who met them.

Multiple Choice

What did countries on Europe's Atlantic coast compete for?

• food and money

• Money and clothes

• Wealth and Power

• Wealth and Clothes

Multiple Choice

Who sailed West across the Atlantic Ocean?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Martin Luther King

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Caraba

Open Ended

Define the word Voyage.

Open Ended

Name the 5 explorers listed in the Article.

Multiple Choice

Where did Christopher Columbus land?

• Asia

• Africa

• the Caribbean

• New York

Multiple Choice

Who sponsored John Cabot?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Germany

Multiple Choice

What did Jacques Cartier start in North America?

• a War

• French Trade

• fur

• cotton fields

The Tools of Discovery

Background Knowledge Article 3: Advancements in travel developed with the increased need to determine location. Having the tools and knowledge to travel and return to a point of origin made more travel possible. The advancement of mathematics (geometry, calculus) gave travelers tools to pinpoint their location and navigate between points.

 

Multiple Select

How did explorers know where they were going?

• Advances in technology

• navigation systems

• Mathematics

• Measurement

Multiple Choice

What instrument did sailors use to point to the sky?

• magnifying glass

• glasses

• astrolabe

• camera

Open Ended

Define cartography.