U1 Explorers Quiz

Scurvy means:

• an adventure story told about brave deeds

• managing goods and services for financial reasons

• relating to the government

• a sickness

Navigation means:

• an adventure story told about brave deeds

• the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship

• managing goods and services for financial reasons

• an age of thought, learning, art & science

Cartographer means:

• kings or queens

• map maker

• the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship

• relating to the government

Renaissance means:

• relating to the government

• the study of how to plan and control the course of a ship

• an age of thought, learning, art & science

• map maker

The Viking settlement of Vinland was located in present-day

• Iceland

• United States

• Canada

• Greenland

Who was the first European to land in the Americas?

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• Marco Polo

Why did it take Europeans 274 years to finally want to travel to the unknown lands?

• They didn't have maps.

• They thought there were sea monsters.

• Their ships were slow.

• All of the above.

Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted________________.

• silk, spices, and gold

• wood, sea shells, and silver

• clocks, mirrors, and beads

• vegetables, spices, and fruit

Trade between Europe and Asia stopped when the Turks captured _________________.

• Roanoke

• Rome

• Damascus

• Constantinople

How did this capture encourage exploration?

• It opened up the trade routes.

• They realized they didn't need maps.

• Since this cut off trade routes, they now wanted to find a western route to Asia.

• They didn't care to explore the unknown.