Age of Exploration

What is an astrolabe? 

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• None of the above. 

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. 

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

• a passage to India by land
• a way to the South Pole
• a new trade route to India by sea
• a new school in Portugal

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

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

What are the 3 G's?

• God, Guns, Glory
• Goods,  Glory, God
• God, Glory, Gold

Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?

• To search for gold and riches
• To make friends with the Native Americans
• To spread their religion
• The explorers want to become famous.

Which European country sponsored Christopher Columbus' voyages?

• England
• Mexico
• France
• Spain

What was the purpose of Columbus' expeditions?

• To find a shorter route to Asia by sailing west
• To claim land in Canada
• To explore the Hudson Bay
• None of the above

Which two countries were the first to start exploring around the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans? These two countries were the most powerful in the nation in the late 1400's and early 1500's.

• Spain/France
• England/France
• France/Portugal
• Portugal/Spain