Age of Exploration

What did people learn to do at Prince Henry's school?

• reading and writing

• navigation and map making

• long division

• how to clean their room

Which happened first?

• Bartolomeu rounds Africa.

• Prince Henry starts his navigation school.

• Leif Ericsson founds a settlement in North America.

• Vasco de Gama reaches India.

Which happened last?

• Bartolomeu rounds Africa.

• Prince Henry starts his navigation school.

• Leif Ericsson founds a settlement in North America.

• Vasco de Gama reaches India.

Besides better maps, what is another example of technology that improved sea travel during the 1400s?

• using Sazon to season rice

• using GPS devices

• the astrolabe and magnetic compass

• smartphones

Coronado and DeSoto were disappointed because they

• lost battles to the Native Americans.

• failed to find gold and riches.

• failed to spread Christianity.

• were not chosen to lead expeditions.

Which fact shows that the Spaniards treated the Aztecs harshly?

• Hernan Cortes led an expedition to Mexico in 1519.

• Cortes was impressed by the Aztec city and their leader.

• Cortes took the Aztec leader prisoner and defeated the empire after two years of war.

• Cortes had heard about the Aztec empire and its riches.

What was the significance of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage?

• He found a water route to Asia.

• He discovered America.

• His voyage was the first to circumnavigate the world.

• He was killed in a battle with natives in the Phillipines.

What is a positive effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• European populations increased thanks to new foods that were healthier and easier to grow.

• African slaves were used to replace the Native Americans who had died from diseases.

• Native Americans lost land as more European settlers arrived.

• Many captured Africans died on the journey across the Atlantic Ocean.

What is a negative effect of the Columbian Exchange?

• Native Americans used horses for traveling, hunting, and in war.

• Native American farmers learned to grow European crops.

• Millions of Native Americans died from European diseases.

• Spain and Portugal grew wealthy from mining gold and silver.

Which of the following is NOT an example of cultures mixing?

• Groups of people had their own language, religion, and styles of clothing, music and celebrations.

• Groups of people began to use words from other languages.

• Europeans forced many Native Americans to practice Christianity.

• Even today, people eat foods and use goods from across the globe.