Age of Exploration

A skilled map maker.

• Cartographer
• Astrolabe
• Caravel
• None of the above

A piece of technology used by sailors that determined their latitude position.

• Astrolave
• Astrolabe
• Astrocave
• Astroship

An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built

• Cartographer
• Carnival 
• Caravel
• None of the above

Explain how Cartographers helped begin the Age of Exploration.

• These mapmakers used their skills to produced more accurate maps to help explorers better navigate
• This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.
• These ships were advanced for their time  becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.

Explain how astrolabe helped begin the Age of Exploration.

• These mapmakers used their skills to produced more accurate maps to help explorers better navigate
• This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.
• These ships were advanced for their time  becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.

Explain how Caravel helped begin the Age of Exploration.

• These mapmakers used their skills to produced more accurate maps to help explorers better navigate
• This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.
• These ships were advanced for their time  becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.

Which one of the following is NOT a reason that helps explain why it was better for Europeans to bypass (go around) the Middle Men.

• Europeans could buy items for a cheaper price
• Europeans could quickly get to Asia going around the Middle Men
• Europeans could buy ANY item offered for sale in Asia
• Europeans could buy as much of any item

Amerigo Vespucci

• Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America

Leif Eriksson

• Discovered South America as its own continent, North and South America named After him
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America

Vasco Da Gama

• First Portuguese explorer to make it to India
• Thought he landed in the East Indies, called local people Indians
• Gets the credit for first European to circumnavigate around the world
• First European to make it to North America