Ch 3 Summary: Age of Exploration

Who was the first person to sail around the globe?

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes
• Francisco Pizarro
• Ferdinand Magellan 

Created a school for exploration, sailing and map reading

• Prince Henry
• Christopher Colombus
• Leif Eriksson
• Vasco de Gama

Portugal won the race to Asia when this sailor reached the Indian port of Calicut.

• Prince Henry
• Christopher Colombus
• Leif Eriksson
• Vasco de Gama

In the early 1400's this country became a leader in world exploration (next to Spain)

• France
• Portugal
• Germany
• Italy

The Portuguese used triangular sails to sail against the wind called a.......

• Compass
• Astrolabe
• Caravel
• Magnet

In 1488 Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias was first to do what?

• Sail around Cape of Good Hope
• Reach India
• Find the Fountain of Youth
• Reach Hawaii

The Cape of Good Hope is the most southern tip of which continent?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• India

Ferdinand and Isabella paid for his voyage to the "new world"

• Prince Henry
• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Eriksson
• Vasco de Gama

What was signed to prevent war between Portugal & Spain to move the line of Demarcation

• Treaty of Tordesillas
• Treaty of Navgation
• Treaty of Demarcation
• Treaty of Exploration

Who had the largest empire in the 16th and 17th centuries?  [Hint: They were the leaders in exploration.]

• Dutch
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• English