Chapter 3 Social Studies - The Age of Explorations

New technology, such as the compass and the astrolabe, improved navigation in the late 1400s.

What does technology mean in this sentence?

• scientific knowledge and tools

• a trip taken with the goal of exploring

• the science of planning and following a route

• an instrument used to find direction

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

• to find a more direct water route to Asia

• to set up colonies

• to spread the Catholic religion

• to discover new continents

Which European nation sponsored Columbus's expedition across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Who was the leader of the first expedition to sail around the world?

• Vasco Nunez de Balboa

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernando de Soto

What did Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson search for in North America?

• the Fountain of Youth

• the Indies

• the Northwest Passage

• the Seven Cities of Gold

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Dutch

• the English

• the Spanish

• the Vikings

Which empire did the army of Hernando Cortes conquer in Mexico?

• the Aztec

• the Inca

• the Mayan

• the Ancient Puebloan

What happened during Hudson's last voyage?

• He found the Northwest Passage

• His crew mutinied and set him adrift at sea

• He returned to England with furs and other riches

• He set up trade routes with Asia

Which Spanish conquistador took control of the Inca Empire in Peru?

• Hernando Cortes

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What was the aim of King Henry VII when he paid for Cabot's expedition?

• his mom told him to do it

• to help England compete for land and wealth

• he had lost family and needed something to do

• to be the first to help pay for an expedition