Social Studies Unit 3 lesson 1

The ___________were the great unknown for people of Europe in the 1400's.

• planets

• forests

• rivers

• oceans

How do merchants make a living?

• They sail the oceans

• They make goods

• They make boats

• They buy and sell goods.

The ___________-was a trade route from China to western Asia.

• Mongolian Road

• Silk Road

• China-India Road

• Spice Road

What is navigation?

• A map of the world for sailors and merchants.

• The trade of goods from China to western Asia.

• The science of measuring and counting the start.

• The science of determining a ship's location and direction of travel.

How did Prince Henry of Portugal affect exploration?

• He encouraged sailors to travel West into the oceans.

• He encouraged sailors to travel south around Africa.

• He built caravel ships with large middle sails.

• He invented the stern rudder.

What tool did Europeans learn about through Arab traders?

• The compass

• A star chart

• The astrolabe

• The sextant

How does a compass work?

• It measures the height of the stars

• It measures the height and angles of the stars

• It uses magnetic arrow to find Earth's Poles

• It measures longitude and lattitude

Which navigational tool was invented last?

• The compass

• The map

• The astrolabe

• The sextant

What does a stern rudder do?

• It measures the height of the stars

• It is the sail for a ship

• It helps control the ship

• It measures latitude and longitude

How was the Caravel a better ship?

• It had an astrolabe

• It had a rudder and a large middle sail that caught more wind

• It had a compass and a sextant

• It was built from ping