Studies Weekly Week 23: Age of Exploration

Which country was the first to send explorers searching for a water trade route to Asia?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Holland

• England

Spices from Asia were prized by people of Europe in order to preserve and improve their _______.

• food

• wares

• health

• clothing

Sailors often died from a disease called scurvy because they did not have enough ___________________.

• fresh water

• fruits and vegetables

• dried biscuits

• salted beef, fish and pork

Who gave Christopher Columbus the money for his expeditions?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• King Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth I

• King John

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

Explorers from France claimed land in what is now_______.

• Brazil

• the Hudson River

• Canada

• the Indies

Which of the following best completes the web of real dangers that faced sailors who went on

expeditions?

• giant crabs that might pull ships to the bottom of the ocean

• skin turning black from sunburn

• magnets in the ocean that might pull nails out of the ship

• getting washed overboard

Which of the following was NOT a reason that the new ship, the caravel, helped make the Age of Exploration so successful?

• It was twice the speed of galley ships.

• It had more room for cargo.

• It was large and heavy.

• It needed fewer people for the crew.

Henry the Navigator's explorers accomplished all the following achievements EXCEPT ___________________.

• mapping the coast of Africa

• attending his navigation school

• naming the Pacific Ocean

• reaching the Canary Islands

Which explorer died before his crew finished a journey around the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Ponce de Leon

Which explorer discovered Florida while searching for the fountain of youth?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Ponce de Leon