Age of Exploration

What is a caravel?

• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• All of the above. 

Why did Europeans want spices from Asia?

• Spices help preserve food and mask flavors of spoiled food.
• Spices were not grown in Europe, so they had to be traded with Asian markets.
• Spices were used in making medicine, perfumes, and incenses.
• all of the above

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• a Portuguese prince
• He helped start European exploration and trade.
• He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
• all of the above

European explorers were sent to the New World for ______.

• gold, spices, and ships
• gold, land, and to convert native people to Christianity
• silver, pearls, and slaves
• slaves, navigators, and cartographers

Slaves were brought to the New World from _________.

• Africa
• New Netherland
• Canada
• New Zealand

_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.

• Amerigo Vespucci
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus
• Alfonso de Albuquerque

What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?

• the Voyage of Sorrow.
• the Bering Crossing.
• the African-America run.
• the Middle Passage.

How did Portugal FIRST get around to Asia?

• They walked
• Sailed the Mediterranean Sea
• They flew
• Sailed around the tip of Africa 

Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?

• Luxurious 
• Accommodating
• Spacious 
• Dark and Claustrophobic 

Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Vasco de Gama