Age of Exploration

Which is an example of a tool that improved navigation and made sea exploration possible?

• Telescope
• Aqueducts
• Atlas
• Astrolabe

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. 

This was a fast, highly maneuverable ship developed by Prince Henry the Navigator. It became the most widely used ship of the era.

• Man O' War
• Caravel
• Corsair
• Frigate

Why did Europeans begin to explore?

• They wanted a new route instead of the Silk Road
• a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
• all of the above

Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)

• England
• France
• Spain
• Portugual

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

What explorer sailed all the way around the world?
(He was credited with it, but in fact he died before his ship made it back.)

• Balboa
• Cabot
• Magellan
• De Soto

Where did Christopher Columbus believed he had landed in 1492?

• Europe
• Indies
• South Africa

Explorers used a ______________ to determine the direction they were sailing.

• Astrolabe
• Ocean wave
• Compass

Vasco da Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be

• very profitable, since da Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices
• far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis
• useless because of the difficulties and expenses of making the trip
• too long to be repeated