Module 2: New Empires in the Americas Lesson 1

Why did the Viking longships travel through rough seas better than earlier ships?

• They had sails.

• They were larger.

• They used more oars.

• They were more stable.

The Vikings established a settlement in ___________ in 874 AD.

• Portugal

• United States

• Greenland

• Iceland

What was Marco Polo's contribution to the exploration of the world?

• He invented the astrolabe.

• He wrote a book about Asia.

• He sailed a caravel to India.

• He converted Asians to Christianity.

_____________ is the main event that made it necessary for the European countries to find sea routes to Asia.

• The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

• The European arrival

• The establishment of the United States

• The invention of high powered steamboats

Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and on to Calicut, India?

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• King Manuel

Why did Bartolomeu Dias return to Portugal after rounding the Cape of Good Hope instead of continuing on his voyage? Choose the two correct answers.

• His supplies were running low.

• His ships were badly damaged.

• His men did not want to continue

• He thought there were no new lands ahead.

• He had gathered as many riches as he wanted.

Where did the Viking establish trading relations?

• British Isles

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Newfoundland

How did Prince Henry the Navigator contribute to the success of the European explorations of the world?

**Failure to RESTATE will make the answer automatically wrong.**