Module 5: The Age of Exploration

What was the purpose of Early European exploration?

• To study the governments of other countries around the world.

• To study major world religions to bring back to their countries.

• To claim lands and increase the size of their original country.

• To find a way to get to Asia for trade.

Which two European countries dominated early 15th and 16th century exploration.

• England and France

• Greece and Italy

• Spain and Portugal

• Germany and Russia

Which Portuguese prince played a role in finding a sea route to Asia without exploring himself?

• Henry the Navigator

• Vasco Da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

The first European to reach the southern tip of Africa was:

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Marco Polo

What was unique about Vasco da Gama's journey around Africa to India

• Nothing, as many Europeans had done it before him.

• He sailed out into open ocean to avoid coastal storms.

• He sailed the shortest distance possible by hugging the coast.

• He was killed by natives along the journey and never made it.

Why did Christopher Columbus choose to sail west to get to Asia?

• He believed the Earth was smaller than it was, and a westward trip would be faster.

• He wanted gold from the Aztecs to use in trade with Asia.

• He thought the Americas would be a good place to stop and rest.

• He had already sailed East to Asia, and knew that way was longer.

To which explorer does the term "circumnavigate" best apply?

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry the Navigator

Which letter indicates the route that Ferdinand Magellan took on his journey?

• A

• B

• C

How did Pedro Cabral's "oopsie" turn out to be really lucky?

• He crashed into a small island and found Blackbeard's gold.

• He missed the Americas and circumnavigated the Earth first.

• By sailing too far west, he claimed Brazil for Portugal.

• He played the wrong numbers in the lottery, but won anyways.

What was the name given by early European explorers to the Americas?

• Pangea

• The Great Beyond

• Earth 2.0

• The New World