Beginning of the Age of Exploration

What is the Age of Exploration?

• The age that sailors could legally begin exploring

• A period in history when countries began exploring the world

• The period in history when we started exploring outer space

• The amount of time sailors could stay aboard a ship for one time

What invention made world exploration possible?

• compass

• maps

• caravels

• airplane

What were the main reasons for exploration?

• trade

• religion

• power

• experience

• war

What country cut off trade routes for most of Europe?

• France

• Spain

• Ottoman Empire

• China

• Africa

What is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

• Exploration

• Militarism

Which countries participated in the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Britain

• China

What was the first country to begin the Age of Exploration?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Netherlands

Which explorer was the first to be brave enough to explore further from the coastline?

• Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who paid for Christopher Columbus to find a new route to Asia?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

What was Christopher Columbus' nationality?

• Italian

• Portugese

• Spanish

• French