Age of discovery and exploration

What was the Age of Discovery?

• A period in which people believed that all knowledge came from experience.

• A period in which European ships traveled around the world to search for new trading routes and partners.

• An artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that was originated in Europe

The Age of Discovery is also called...

• Age of Death

• Age of Wealth

• Age of Exploration

The period of the Age of Discovery was...

• between the 15th and 17th centuries.

• between the 13th and 15th centuries.

• between the 16th and 20th centuries.

Two important empires during explorations were...

• Indian and Chinese empire

• Portuguese and Spanish empire

• African and Spanish empire

What were Europeans searching...

• Gold, silver and spices

• People

• Animals and plants

Some famous explorers were...

• Vasco Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Leonardo Da Vinci.

• Christopher Columbus, Giotto Di Bondone, Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco Da Gama

What did vasco da gama discover?

• The sea route to India

• The sea route to America

• The sea route to Europe

What is Henry the Navigator best known for?

• He paid to Portuguese sailors to explore the west coast of Africa.

• He traveled the whole world.

• He discovered the Americas

Methods of navigation and mapping improved,

• True

• False

Many food, plants and animals were exchanged between the colonies and Europe.

• True

• False