What Were the European Enlightenment like?

True or False. Arabs were not very good at seafaring so most of their exploration happened over land routes.

• False

• True

True or False. Arabs produced numerous encyclopedias, maps, geographies and histories.

• True

• False

What factor as most influential in why it took so long for foreigners to explore the continent of Africa?

• Good relationships with the native Africans could be damaged

• Varied and harsh geography made it difficult

• Lack of interest by foreigners

• Lack of desirable resources to exploit

Lack of desirable resources to exploit

• North

• East

• West

• South

True or False. The last inhabited continent to be thoroughly explored by outsiders was Asia.

• True

• False

True or False. It was uncommon for explorers to find lands that already had people living in them.

• False

• True

True or False. Scientists would often accompany explorers on their expeditions and study plants, animals, climates, geography, and people of the new territories.

• True

• False

True or False. Portugal wanted to create a naval trade route from the west coast in order to avoid paying Muslim middle men that controlled overland trade.

• True

• False

True or False. Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to find a sea route to India.

• True

• False

True of False. Vasco da Gama's sea route to India was the first contact between India and Europe.

• True

• False