Age of Exploration

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

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The art and science of map making is called:

• cartography
• mapography
• quilting
• mapology

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

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship
• caravel
• astrolabe
• compass

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan 

What did Queen Isabella do for Christopher Columbus?

• sponsored his exploration
• married him
• made him royalty

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

• He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
• He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
• He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
• Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass
• Compass Rose
• Astrolabe
• Quadrant

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa