Explorers Study Guide

Prince Henry the Navigator was Prince of ____.

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

Some of Prince Henry's goals were to ____ Africans and find Muslim riches.

• capture

• learn from

• convert

• ally with

Bartolomeu ____ continued Prince Henry's mission.

• Dias

• Corleone

• Polo

• da Gama

Dias sailed around the Cape of Good Hope which is

• the southern most tip of Africa.

• the farthest port in the Spice Islands.

• the tip of India.

• the southern most tip of South America.

Vasco da Gama was sponsored by which country?

• Spain

• Portugal

• France

• Italy

Da Gama reached Calicut in _____ where he forced treaties to take over their ports.

• Africa.

• the Moluccas.

• the West Indies.

• India.

Even though Christopher Columbus was Italian, his exploration was sponsored by ___.

• England

• Italy

• Spain

• Portugal

Columbus had a goal to sail across the ____ to find a quicker route to Asia.

• Atlantic.

• Mediterranean.

• Bering Strait.

• Pacific.

When Columbus landed in the West Indies (Caribbean Islands), which Native group did he encounter?

• Iroquois

• Incas

• Aztecs

• Tainos

John Cabot's voyage was sponsored by ____.

• England

• France

• Spain

• Italy