Age of Exploration

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

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

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

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe

What was a significant result of European exploration through the Columbian Exchange?

• Europeans became dependent on crops from America.

• The bubonic plague spread throughout Europe.

• European diseases caused millions of deaths among American Indians.

• Raw materials from America became very expensive due to scarcity.

the use of scientific knowledge or new tools to improve how things are done

• technology

• astrolabe

• telescope

• slave trade

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• De Soto
• Cortes
• Cabot
• Balboa

What is one problem early European explorers faced?

• They had too much money. 
• The journeys were completely safe.
• They lacked technology.
• They needed wider ships. 

The transfer of finished goods, resources, and people between the old world and the new world

• Triangular Trade

• Crusades

• The Columbian Exchange

• Mercantilism