USH Unit 1 Review 4

Which of the following was NOT a reason given to explore the unknown world?

• Spread Christianity to new people

• Escape persecution for beliefs at home

• Looking for trade routes to Asia

• ALL of the above were reasons to explore

Which of these was a major motivation for European exploration?

• Profit

• Leisure

• Freedom

• Education

How did Marco Polo encourage European exploration?

• He discovered America.

• He wrote a book about his travels in Asia.

• He told stories about his trip around the tip of Africa.

• He brought treasures back from his journey to the Americas.

Sailors from Europe originally hoped to find...

• A new route to Africa.

• A southwest passage to Asia.

• A northwest passage to Asia.

• A New World

Complete: The Silk Road was...

• One road that was the color of silk.

• A network of roads used for trading.

• A road that only silk was traded on.

• The name of the first road in Asia.

Which one was NOT a danger on the Silk Road?

• Wild fires would break out.

• bandits

• lack of water

• bad weather

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the moon, and stars at night?

• compass

• caravel

• astrolabe

• GPS

Which of these helped sailors in the Age of Sail determine their direction in relation to the North Pole?

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• GPS

• Calendar

What was a lightweight ship designed by Portuguese shipbuilders?

• astrolabe

• caravel

• compass

• rudder

Which political event helped Europeans enter the age of exploration?

• Fall of Rome

• Emergence of larger, powerful nation-states

• American Independence

• The finding of colonies in the New World.