Age of Exploration

Which of the following countries was NOT a major participant in the Age of Exploration?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Germany

• France

Which Native American civilization lived in central Mexico and was conquered by Hernan Cortes?

• Aztecs

• Inca

• Taino

• Mayans

Which "tool" was used by European explorers to measure latitude while at sea?

• magnetic compass

• lateen sail

• astrolabe

• abacus

Which "tool" was used by European explorers to determine the direction of the winds by checking which direction is north?

• astrolabe

• magnetic compass

• caravel

• astrolabe

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Age of Exploration?

• Globalization

• Colonization

• Columbian Exchange

• Fall of the Roman Empire

He explored Florida for Spain. According to legend, he was looking for the Fountain of Youth.

• Ponce de Leon

• Christopher Columbus

• Pedro Cabral

• John Cabot

His voyages marked the beginning of European exploration of the New World.

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Francis Drake

• Jacques Cartier

His crew was the first to circumnavigate (travel around) the world.

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Francis Drake

• John Cabot

The year that Vasco da Gama discovered a route to India by sea.

• 1498

• 1494

• 1500

• 1600

The first European overseas colony in the modern era.

• Ceuta

• Barbados

• Mexico

• Peru