Age of Exploration

Which of the following is not a reason why Europeans began to explore the world?

• to convert people to Christianity

• to learn about new lands and people

• to obtain spices from Asia

• to develop new technologies

Why did Europeans begin to use tools such as the astrolabe and compass?

• to find safe water routes to faraway places

• to allow their ships to sail against the wind

• to increase the speed of their ships

• to make updated maps of the seas

Which country was the leading developer of advancements in sailing?

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

Prince Henry the Navigator did all of the following to encourage exploration except

• build an observatory for sailors.

• go on voyages to Asia and Africa.

• open a navigation school for sailors.

• pay people to sail on voyages.

Which of the following best characterizes what it was like to sail the open seas in the 1400s?

• calm and safe

• strange and perplexing

• boring and slow

• dangerous and scary

Christopher Columbus made three voyages to America in his lifetime but always thought he was in Asia. What conclusion can you draw from this fact?

• Columbus did not know what Asia was like.

• Columbus was an excellent navigator.

• Columbus was not interested in America.

• Columbus was afraid to admit his mistakes.

What does it mean to circumnavigate the globe?

• to sail from one continent to another

• to sail all the way around the world

• to sail from one hemisphere to another

• to sail to an unexplored part of the world

Which religion did European missionaries attempt to spread to the New World?

• Islam

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Buddhism

Which of the following groups received poor treatment as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

• European citizens

• Native Americans

• Spanish colonists

• African kings

Explain how Cartographers helped begin the Age of Exploration.

• These mapmakers used their skills to produced more accurate maps to help explorers better navigate
• This helped explorers identify their location because there were not landmarks in the ocean.
• These ships were advanced for their time  becoming ideal for exploring across vast oceans.