SS8 - Ch. 5 - The Age of Exploration

Which was not a reason for European expansion?

• Expand the gold supply

• Expand Christianity

• Claiming new territories

• Expand the printing press

The process of determining a person's position, or planning and following a route.

• flying

• exploration

• eating

• navigation

To travel all the way around something; Ferdinand Magellan did this...

• circumnavigate

• sail

• navigate

• explore

The attitude of a country that wants to expand its territory and power.

• Ethnocentrism

• Humanism

• Imperialism

• Expansionism

A type of ship that was developed by the Portuguese.

• Kayak

• Caravel

• Canoe

• Medieval Cog

First invented by the Chinese; used to find direction using the magnetic forces of the earth.

• compass

• astrolabe

• cross-staff

• back-staff

What year did Columbus arrive in the Americas?

• 1942

• 1442

• 1242

• 1492

Where was Columbus trying to sail?

• Cuba

• Asia

• Australia

• Spain

What were the names of Columbus' ships?

• Nina, Pinta, Elnido

• Thing 1, Thing 2, Thing 3

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Pinta, Maria, Santa Nina

Which monarch(s) supported Columbus' voyage?

• Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

• Queen Elizabeth I of England

• Prince Henry of Portugal

• King Louis XIV of France