Exploration Technology AKS 38C

What is an astrolabe?

• A new design for ships which allowed them to sail in shallow water.
• A device that used the sun and stars to determine latitude.
• A device that used magnetic north to determine direction.
• A flat, movable piece at the back of the ship used to help the boat steer.

What weapon was most responsible for allowing Europeans to conquer and colonize the New World?

• swords

• caravel

• guns/cannon

• astrolabe

Which statement best describes the importance of the astrolabe and compass to Europeans?

• They allowed Europeans to dominate native peoples.
• They allowed Europeans to navigate the open sea.
• They allowed Europeans to travel the Silk Road easier.
• They allowed Europeans to mine for gold easier.

What type of ship is seen here?

• Frigate

• Caravel

• Galleon

• Skif

This type of triangular sail was key in aiding the European exploration of the "New World" in the 1500s and 1600s.

• starboard sail

• caravel sail

• midden mast

• lanteen sail

Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other three?

• warfare increased as European nations competed for land and power

• advances in learning and technology made long ocean voyages possible

• Europeans brought food, animals, and ideas from one continent to another

• European diseases had an adverse effect on the native populations of new territories

The European Age of Exploration would not have been possible without the astrolabe and the compass, both of which were adapted from

• African kings.

• Muslim sailors

• British merchants

• Byzantine scholars

Lateen sails, round-hulled ships, and navigation compasses had the BIGGEST impact on

• the end of the Silk Roads.

• the end of the Qing Dynasty in China.

• the beginning of New World colonization.

• the beginning of European trade with Asia.

How did the invention of printing help in the exploration of the New World?

• It helped in the printing of maps and navigational charts.

• It helped in recruiting for people to settle in towns and cities.

• It helped in making the ships more efficient to payment schedules.

• It helped in the printing of paper money to pay for the explorations.