Age of Exploration

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which explorer is represented in the picture?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the motivation for Europeans to explore?

• The opportunity to gain wealth through the lucrative spice trade.

• Winning converts to Christianity and growing the church's population.

• The urge to gain fame and leave a legacy.

• All of these.

How did the Columbian Exchange impact World History?

• The Columbian Exchange connected the entire globe for the first time bringing new goods and crops that reshaped cuisines and cultures.

• The Columbian Exchange allowed Europe to gain great wealth and control over many African territories.

• The Columbian Exchange connected Europe to Asia and allowed goods to be shipped back and forth quicker.

• The Columbian Exchange was a foreign exchange program where members from the old world and new world flip flopped and learned what it was like in other parts of the world.

What European explorer is responsible for teaching future explorers about sailing, ship building, navigation, and cartography?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which is the best definition for circumnavigation?

• To make a complete circle

• To make a 180 degree rotation

• To be in a constant spin.

• None of these.

Where did BOTH the Spanish and Portuguese establish colonies?

• Mesoamerica and South America

• North America

• Africa and Australia

• Other parts of Europe.

Before the Age of Exploration, how did Europeans gain access to Asian goods?

• They paid to use trade routes controlled by the Italians and Ottomans

• They made a land journey that took months to complete.

• The Europeans did not have access to Asia.

• The Europeans went through the Americas to get to Asia.