Age of Exploration Lesson 1

Follows pages 52-59 in your book​

​Lesson 1: The World Expands

Multiple Choice

A typical person in the Middle Age's would have lived in a world that felt quite...(pg 53)

• small

• large

• full of riches

• boring

Multiple Select

Other names for the "Norse" people (pg. 53)

• north people

• Vikings

• raiders

• invaders

Fill in the Blank

(pg 53)Norse sailors often acted more like pirates than ______.

Multiple Select

The Norse traded these items...(pg. 53)

• maple syrup

• fish

• furs

• timber

Multiple Choice

Who were the first explorers from Europe to reach North America? (pg. 53)

• Christopher Columbus

• Spain

• Portugal

• Vikings

Multiple Select

During the middle ages, travel was...(pg 54)

• easy

• dangerous

• safe

• difficult

Multiple Select

During the Crusades, the city of Jerusalem was important to which 3 religious groups?

• Christians

• Islams

• Muslims

• Jews

Jews: God's chosen people, children of Israel

Muslims: children of Ishmael, Hagar's son​

Christians: Christ followers starting in the New Testament​

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​More info about the Crusades...

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Fill in the Blank

The Crusades gave Europeans greater contact with ____.

Multiple Select

Merchants made their living from ______ and _______ goods.

• buying

• eating

• making

• selling

Multiple Select

The Silk Road connected ____ and ______.

• America

• Europe

• Asia

• Mexico

Open Ended

What were 3 things that were traded along the Silk Road?

Draw

Do your best to trace the route traders would have taken along the Silk Road.

Open Ended

What were some of the problems with traveling from Europe to Asia?

Fill in the Blank

______ was also an important trade center during the 1400s.

Fill in the Blank

In Africa at the time, ____ was as valuable as gold.

Multiple Choice

Prince Henry believed...

• that ships could sail around the world to Asia

• that people could fly over to Asia

• that ships could sail south along the western coast of Africa to reach Asia

• that people could dig a hole to China

Multiple Select

Prince Henry invited experts in....to his palace.

• mapmaking

• dancing

• mathematics

• shipbuilding

Match

Match the following

Chinese Compass

astrolabe

map

• Chinese Compass

• astrolabe

• map

Multiple Choice

In 1488 ___________ ____ became the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Nacho Libre

• Bartolomeu Dias

Open Ended

Essential Question: Why do you think people take risks?

Open Ended

Essential Question: What happens when different cultures meet?