The Age of Exploration

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

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship
• caravel
• astrolabe
• compass

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

• love
• demarcation
• money
• people

What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?

• sponsored his exploration
• married him
• made him royalty

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass
• Compass Rose
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa

European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

• Asia
• Africa
• The north pole
• California

What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Portugal

What is an astrolabe? 

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location. 
• A small, fast ship. 
• A tool that shows which direction is North. 
• None of the above. 

When Dias finally spotted land again, it was on the west side of the boat.  What did this mean?

• They were lost.
• They were headed back towards Portugal.
• They had rounded the tip of Africa.
• They were headed south.