The Beginning of Our Global Age--Europe and Africa

Vasco da Gama led the first exploration around the world.

• True

• False

In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were leaders in world exploration.

• True

• False

What plague wiped out 25% of the European population?

• Influenza

• Insecticide

• Bubonic Plague

What did Europeans rely on to acquire spices and other goods from Asia before a sea route was found?

• Overland trade routes

• Luck

• Intuition

What is Prince Henry best known for?

• Finding the Americas

• Sailing around the world

• Promoting navigation and exploration

What year was the Treaty of Tordesillas was agreed upon?

• 1560

• 1494

• 1999

Who proposed the line of demarcation?

• Mr. Wilde

• Pope Alexander VI

• Ferdinand and Isabella

What ships help make exploration possible in the 1400s?

• Caravels

• Junks

• Galleon

Vasco Núñez de Balboa established the first Spanish settlement in

• Portugal

• India

• South America

How many ships did Ferdinand Magellan sail with?

• 17

• 5

• 1