Ancient Exploration

About how many islands is Polynesia made up of?

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 1,000

• 500

Which of these islands did the Polynesians NOT populate?

• Maldives

• Samoa

• Fiji

• Hawaii

True or false: The Egyptians had a Royal Naval Fleet to defend them from outside attackers.

• True

• False

What does the name Phoenician translate to?

• shipbuilder

• navigator

• traveler

• purple-red

What was the North Star called in ancient times?

• the "Phoenician Star"

• the North Star

• Polaris

• There was no name for it

Who greatly valued trade with the Phoenicians?

• the Greeks

• the Egyptians

• The Italians

• the Spanish

What type of ship did the Phoenicians use for trade?

• Gauloi

• Cog

• Trireme

• Caravel

Phoenician warships were ______ times longer than the width of the ship.

• twenty

• ten

• five

• seven

What modern day country was most likely the place Pytheas named Thule?

• Britain

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Norway

What did Pytheas find while in Britain?

• lots of expensive materials

• an uncharted island off the coast of Britain

• Celtic tribes that lived in the area

• remains of an earlier civilization