Exploration

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

• Asian spices
• curiosity 
• spread their religion
• convert more people to Islam

What is a caravel? 

• a ship 
• a type of compass
• a form of government 
• a merchant 

Why did people start to explore? 

• God, glory, greatness 
• greatness, gold, God 
• glory, gold, greatness 
• God, glory, gold 

What technological instrument used magnetic north to guide sailors? 

• caravel 
• compass
• astrolabe 
• map 

Where is Prince Henry from? 

• England
• Spain 
• France
• Portugal 

What instrument uses the sun and stars to help sailors navigate? 

• compass
• map
• astrolabe 
• caravel 

What did Prince Henry start? 

• a school for teachers
• a school for mechanics
• a school for doctors
• a school for sailors 

What became more accurate as more explorers visited new places?

• oars
• astrolabe
• rudders
• maps

What is Columbus known for?

• finding a sea route to Asia
• sailing around the world
• accidentally discovering the Americas
• discovering Brazil

Which explorer led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe?

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Henry Hudson
• Vasco da Gama
• Jacques Cartier