Age of Exploration

Where was Prince Henry from?

• Spain

• Italy

• Portugal

• France

Prince Henry led European exploration of the world by sailing along what coast?

• Africa's east coast

• Asia's west coast

• Asia's east coast

• Africa's west coast

Two Portuguese explorers were Bartolomeu Dias and

Dias and da Gama explored the coast of __ and India's southwest coast, respectively.

Columbus's voyage was sponsored by

• Portugal

• Spain

• Italy

• France

Which explorer sent by Spain send to find a passage to Asia died on the voyage?

• Columbus

• Vespucci

• da Gama

• Magellan

France and __ sent explorers years later.

an instrument that helps determine the direction in which one is sailing

• astrolabe

• compass

• telescope

• map

an Arab geographer

• Ptolemy

• Magellan

• Mansa Musa

• al-Idrisi

a Greek geographer

• Ptolemy

• Mansa Musa

• al-Idrisi

• Magellan