Chapter 2 Age of Exploration

1. What is a group of nations or peoples ruled by a single group or leader

• empire

• colony

• patron

• expedition

2. This is an organized journey.

• trip

• empire

• expedition

• legend

3. What is a settlement or area far from the country that rules it?

• empire

• colony

• city

• state

4. What is a person who gives financial support to another person or cause?

• relative

• teacher

• banker

• patron

5. What is a group of Spanish soldiers called?

• familias

• partners

• conquistador

• casas

Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?

• Modern maps

• Astrolabe

• Caravel

• Magnetic compass

What did Prince Henry do to improve sea travel?

• He invented the astrolabe.

• He started a navigation school.

• He brought the caravel from Spain.

• He was the patron of Bartolomeu Dias.

Why were European merchants interested in finding a sea route to Asia?

• Trade in Europe had decreased.

• Land routes were long and dangerous.

• Asia was believed to border North America.

• Sea routes were thought to be shorter than land routes.

Which goods did European merchants want from Asia?

• Lumber and Fish

• Cotton and wool

• Horses and cattle

• Silks and spices

Which of these explorers was the first to sail from Europe to India?

• Marco Polo

• Vasco da Gama

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Ferdinand Magellan