Social Studies Chapt. 3 L1

What early problems kept the Europeans from sailing to Asia?

• It was easy to travel by land.
• They were not interested in Asian goods
• They did not have accurate maps and the necessary technology
• They had too many people who wanted to go

What were 2 Asian goods merchants were interested in buying.

• silks and spices
• milk and bread
• ships and cars
• cloth and sugar

What were the the results of Prince Henry's School of Navigation?

• A new ship called the Caravel was developed
• Maps were drawn better
• The compass was improved
• All of the above

Prince Henry's School of Navigation helped what country become an early leader in exploration?

• England
• France
• Portugal
• U.S.A.

What direction did Columbus think he would sail in order to find a more direct water route to Asia? 

• North
• South
• East
• West

Who agreed to pay for Columbus's voyage ?

• The president
• Merchants
• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
• Prince Henry

Columbus believed he had reached Asia and was in the Indies, but he had actually landed in ...

• Hawaii
• San Francisco
• San Salvador
• Mexico

The movement to make all of Spain Catholic was called....

• Entrepreneur
• Reconquista
• Navigation
• Caravel

Explorers had to persuade others that the __________ was worth the risk of an expedition , because the _________ was the chance of finding riches.

• boat ride; trip 
• trip; boat ride
• benefit; cost
• cost; benefit

__________ is a trip taken with the goal of exploring.

• Empire
• Navigation
• Expedition
• Technology