Age of Exploration

Three motivations for European explorers: Gold, God, and ______.

• Grace

• Glory

• Greed

• Glaciers

Fast ship that could sail with or against the wind, large cargo area, and allowed explorers to sail further than previously believed possible.

• navigation ship

• the caravel

• the astrolabe

• the compass

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

An advance ship preferred by merchants and explorers that was able to carry more cargo and supplies and traveled at a faster rate than ships previously built

• Cartographer
• Carnival 
• Caravel
• None of the above

What is a journey made for a special purpose called?

• caravan

• navigation

• expedition

• astrolab

What is the science of determining a ship's location and direction called?

• astrolabe

• navigation

• malaria

• caravel

What is a settlement far away from the country that rules it called?

• expedition

• Renaissance

• colony

• caravel

What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he explored?

• Slaves to bring back to Europe

• Spices and teas for the Queen of Spain

• North America

• A fast sailing route to Asia by sailing west

Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."

• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• England

What early explorers were most interested in finding?

• Water routes to the New World
• Water routes to Africa's west coast
• Water routes to Asia
• Water routes to the Middle East