Age of Exploration

What role did Prince Henry play in European exploration?

• established a school for explorers

• led many expeditions to Asia

• invented the astrolabe

• discovered the New World

Who did Columbus sail for?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

Which country sent permanent, self-governing, expeditions to settle territory in the New World?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which items were brought to the New World as part of the Columbian Exchange?

• disease, horses, wheat

• chickens, pineapples, potatoes

• rice, sugarcane, tobacco

• sweet potatoes, slaves, bananas

Which country's exploration focused on fur trade with Native Americans in the Great Lakes region?

• France

• England

• the Netherlands

• Spain

Which country invented the joint-stock company to finance exploration?

• the Netherlands

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Which explorer, in trying to sail west to Asia, "discovered" the New World?

• Columbus

• da Gama

• Magellan

• Pizzaro

Which explorer was the first to circumnavigate the Earth?

• Magellan

• Columbus

• Pizzaro

• da Gama

Which is NOT an innovation that made exploration possible?

• diesel engine

• compass

• astrolabe

• lateen sail

Which is the primary reason Europeans explored?

• to gain wealth from trade and get cheaper access to spices

• to spread Christianity

• to gain personal and national fame

• to escape war, famine, and disease in Europe