European Exploration

Why did Europeans want to explore?

• Hunting for riches
• Spread their religion
• Spices and silks from Asia
• All of the above

Who supported Columbus?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Queen Isabella
• Queen Elizabeth
• Magellan

Columbus thought he was traveling to where?

• America
• New World
• India
• Russia

Did most people believe the Earth was round or flat during this time?

• Round
• Flat

A tool used to show which direction was North

• Carrack
• Astrolabe
• Compass
• Quadrant

A tool used to measure altitude

• Carrack
• Astrolabe
• Compass
• Quadrant

What type of ship would explorers use to travel on long voyages?

• Carrack
• Astrolabe
• Compass
• Quadrant

Who found the Pacific Ocean?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Who found was the first to circumnavigate the world?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

To go around completely. 

• Technology
• Circumnavigate
• Compass
• Strait