Age of Exploration

The art and science of map making is called:

• cartography
• mapography
• quilting
• mapology

Which of the following helped explorers determine latitude from the position of the sun, moon, and stars?

• compass
• caravel
• astrolabe

Fast ship that could sail with & against the wind, large cargo area, and shallow hull that could navigate shallow water

• navigation ship
• caravel
• astrolabe
• compass

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator
• Queen Isabella
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan 

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust
• to connect
• court
• conquerors

How was Ferdinand Magellan able to prove the Earth was round?

• He circumnavigated the Earth by ship from Spain and back again
• He opened up a school of navigation to educate the people
• He came up with Magellan's Mathematical Equation to prove it
• Christopher Columbus confirmed his theory on his voyage

This Chinese invention used the Earth's magnetic poles to help explores find their cardinal directions.

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Astrolabe

• Quadrant

European countries wanted to find a faster route to...?

• Asia
• Africa
• The north pole
• California

Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.

• Grace
• Glory
• Greed
• Glaciers

This Explorer was the first to sail to India, brought back spices.

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartholomew Dias

• John Cabot

• Hernan Cortez