Prince Henry the Navigator

Prince Henry the Navigator

1st - 4th Grade

11 Qs

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Prince Henry the Navigator

Prince Henry the Navigator

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History

1st - 4th Grade

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why was Prince Henry known as “the Navigator?”

Henry owned a globe when many people thought the world was flat.

helped unlock the secrets of Africa

he helped make it possible for the first Europeans to explore Africa.

Henry believed that Africa was not infinite and that if his sailors could circumnavigate the continent;

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Henry also employed cartographers. What is a cartographer?

a visionary

a sailor

map maker

go around

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Explain how Prince Henry’s actions allowed Portuguese sailors to reach India many years after his death.

helped unlock the secrets of Africa

Henry set up a school for sailors to learn the secrets of the ocean

He paid for many sailing expeditions

employed cartographers 4.

all of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ________ ship was designed at the School of Navigation.
caravel
cruise
tugboat
sailboat

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most of Prince Henry's expeditions were to _____.
Africa
Norway
USA
Spain

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One purpose of the School of Navigation was to research and develop _____ for sea travel.
tools and technology
clothes and food
jobs and explorations
games and medicines

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a lightweight ship designed by Portuguese shipbuilders?
astrolabe
caravel
compass
rudder

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