Early European Exploration

The most important line of latitude is (0 degrees latitude)

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• tropic of Capricorn

The most important line of longitude is (0 degrees longitude)

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• tropic of Capricorn

Lines of latitude run...

• up and down (North to South)

• side to side (East to West)

Lines of longitude run...

• up and down (North to South)

• side to side (East to West)

Even though Prince Henry did not sail, what did he do that helped out with the Age of Exploration?

• He bought tools and maps for the explorers

• He invented tools and maps himself

• He sent his knights to steal materials for the explorers

• He started a school in Portugal for sailors, inventors, and mapmakers

Which country was NOT a country that the Vikings originally came from?

• Norway

• England

• Sweden

• Denmark

Why didn't the king and queen of Spain help Columbus when he first asked them?

• Columbus was from a different country, and they did not like that

• Columbus had already asked Prince Henry, so the king and queen were jealous

• The king and queen didn't believe in wasting their money on exploration

• The king and queen were busy fighting a war called the Reconquista

Who was Diego Bermudez?

• Christopher Columbus' relative who gave him money for his voyage

• The crew member that saw land first

• The youngest member of Columbus' crew that worked as a page cooking and cleaning

• The king of Portugal that finally agreed to help Columbus

What was the most important effect that Marco Polo's book had on the people of Europe?

• People sent him away for lying

• His book had no effect on the people of Europe at all

• People were afraid and stayed close to home

• More people wanted to find a route to Asia

Who was the first explorer to find a water route around Africa to Asia?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan