Ch. 19 review

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)

• Caravel
• Astrolabe 
• Frigate
• Compass

Which country was the leader in exploration? (7-1.1)

• Spain 
• Portugal
• Germany
• England

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

The "Three Gs" are identified by historians as...

• Three reasons why Europeans thought slavery was justified
• Three reasons why Absolute Monarchs thought they could do as they pleased
• Three reasons that the Europeans came to the Americas
• Three reasons why cultural diffusion happens in river valleys

Spices were used to

• Spice up food
• preserve foods and keep them from spoiling
• make clothes from
• use for blankets to keep warm

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction? (7-1.2)

• Steam Engine 
•  Compass
• Astrolabe
• Rudder

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan 

In 1494, the Treaty of Tordesillas created a line of ________.

• love
• demarcation
• money
• people