The Age of Exploration!

Approximately when did European begin to sail to and explore India and China?

• 1200s

• early 1700s

• late 1400s

• pre-Islamic era

The person most responsible for advances in sailing was...

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Colombus

The two leading sailing powers in the 1500s were...

• Spain

• Portugal

• Poland

• France

• Mexico

Bartolomeu Dias is best known for...

• sailing around the coast of Africa.

• circumnavigating the world.

• discovering Indian spices.

• teaching courses on sailing.

The first *person whose boat sailed completely around the world was... (*he died before the end of the voyage)

• da Gama

• Vesppuci

• Henry the Navigator

• Magellan

Which was NOT a major motivation for European explorers?

• To spread Christianity.

• To become wealthy.

• To write a book about their adventures.

• To become famous.

Which two of the following were important technological improvements?

• Compass

• Steam engine

• Astrolabe

• Abacus

What was the type of ship developed by the Portuguese?

(a)  

The reason that Europeans turned to water routes as a means of trade was...

• To test out their new ships.

• They wanted to meet all the famous kings and emperors that they had heard about.

• To have direct assess to goods.

• It was so much more fun that walking across the desert in a caravan.

Who were the first Europeans to reach the Americas?

• The Portuguese.

• The Spanish.

• The Chinese.

• The Vikings.

• The Packers.