AGE OF EXPLORATION

In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

• Henry the Navigator

• Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

The art and science of map making is called:

• cartography
• mapography
• quilting
• mapology

Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

• to convert people to Christianity

• to learn about new lands and people

• to obtain spices from Asia

• to develop new technologies

Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except

• build an observatory for sailors.

• go on voyages to Asia and Africa.

• open a navigation school for sailors.

• pay people to sail on voyages.

What group of Europeans reached North America about 500 years before Columbus?

• the Dutch
• the English
• the Spanish
• the Vikings

Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?

• to find a more direct water route to Asia
• to set up colonies
• to spread the Catholic religion
• to stay home

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Columbus believed he had landed in......

• China
• India
• South America
• Africa

Which is not part of the Old World?

• Africa
• Asia
• Europe
• South America

When did the Columbian Exchange take place?

• Before 1492
• During the European Dark Ages
• After WW2
• After 1492

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish