Explorers of the Age of Discovery

Improved Technology for Travel

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What did Prince Henry the Navigator create?

• Better maps

• Better ships called caravels

• a school to train explorers

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What did Portugal want?

• A faster trade route around North America

• A faster trade route around South America

• A faster trade route around Europe

• A faster trade route around Africa

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Where was Bartolomeu Dias from?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

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What route did Vasco de Gama take?

• sailed around the Cape of Good Hope

• sailed around the Cape of Bad Hope

• sailed around the Cape of Gold Hope

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What country was Amerigo Vespucci named after?

• Amerigo

• America

• Italy

• Canada

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Where did Magellan sail from?

• Italy

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

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What ocean did Magellan find a narrow route to?

• Indian

• Australian

• Red

• Pacific

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Magellan's crew was the first to...

• circumnavigate the world

• navigate the world

• destroy the world

• sail through the Mediterranean Sea

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What did Jacques Cartier discover?

• Prince John Island in Canada

• King John Island in Canada

• Prince Henry Island in Canada

• Prince Edward Island in Canada

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Select the correct description of Henry Hudson.

• Sails for England and makes better maps of North America

• Sails for France and makes better maps of North America

• Sails for Italy and makes better maps of North America

• Sails for Spain and makes better maps of North America