Exploring the Americas

Which of these is a navigational tool?

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Marco Polo's maps

• Crusade

Why did Portugal want to explore the world?

• To find new trade routes to Asia

• To test their technology

• To rule the world

• To satisfy their curiosity

After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe was dominated by:

• The New Roman Empire

• The Catholic Church

• China

• The Renaissance

Which of these was the largest of the ships on Christopher Columbus's first voyage?

• Nina

• Isabella

• Santa Maria

• Pinta

Sailed down the coast of Africa to the Coast of Good Hope:

• Mansa Musa

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Colombus

Circumnavigate means:

• Travel completely around something, usually by water

• Explore

• Draw a circle around

• Bring about the destruction of another peoples

The three African Kingdoms were:

• Mali, Nigeria, and Kenya

• Ghana, Mali, and Sudan

• Mali, Ghana, and Songhai

• Timbuktu, Ghana, Mali

What did all three of the African kingdoms participate in:

• Explorations

• Trade

• Navigation

• Pilgrimage

Technology is:

• Use of electronics to help you

• Use scientific knowledge for practical purposes

• Something left behind by early people

• Use of classical knowledge

Who funded Christopher Columbus' 1492 expedition?

• Queen Elizabeth

• King George

• Queen Isabella

• King Henry