Portugal Exploration

What was Prince Henry the Navigator's reason for exploring?

• Find a sea route to Asia

• Find Muslim lands and the Christian Empire of Prester-John

• Control the countries he discovered

What was Bartholomew Dias' reason for exploration?

• Sail around Africa to find trade sea route to India

• Control the countries he found

• Spread Christianity

What was Vasco de Gama's reasoning for exploring?

• Find a sea route to Asia

• Spread Christianity

• POWER; control the countries he discovered

Who found the 1st school of navigation in Portugal?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

What African river did Prince Henry the Navigator help discover?

• Nile River

• Gambia River

• Mississippi River

What did Bartholomew Dias name the southern African point?

• Cape of Good Love

• Cape of Good Faith

• Cape of Good Hope

Who is one of the most famous explorers?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

Which explorer was the 1st to sail around Africa to India?

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• Prince Henry the Navigator

What year did the explorer sail around Africa to India?

• 1497

• 1492

• 1468

What are the three reasons for European exploration?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• All three