HJH AGE OF EXPLORATION TEST MR. RAGLAND

What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

• 1962

• 1776

• 1492

• 2021

Sail or travel all the way around the world.

• exploration

• traverse

• Silk Road

• circumnavigate

• gunpowder

• chronometer

• astrolabe

• compass

• compass

• sextant

• octant

• astrolabe

Who's writings inspired future explorers?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortes

• Marco Polo

Why did Europeans want to explore new lands?

• To find Gold

• To spread religion (God)

• To become a hero (Glory)

• All of the Above

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal

The red continent is...

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia