Chapter 3 Review/ Ramey

Name 2 Chinese inventions that amazed the Europeans.

• spices and teas

• gunpowder and compass

• compass and tea

• spices and silks

What does the word renaissance mean?

• rebirth

• again

• regenerate

• navagation

What was the purpose of Prince Henry's school of navigation?

• to help better prepare sailors

• To help find trade routes

• to convert people to the catholic religion

• to make better ships, maps, and tools for navigation.

What were some of the risks/cost involved with the expedition? Check all that apply.

• ships and supplies cost a lot of money

• ships could sink

• you may not find valuable goods.

• you could get lost

What were the benefits of an expedition?

• being famous

• getting the opportunity to sail around the world

• finding riches worth many times the cost of the trip

• get to meet new people

During Columbus' second expedition what were his goals? Select all that apply

• find more riches

• start new settlements

• convert people to the Catholic religion

• Become a famous explorer

Why did King Henry send John Cabot on an expedition?

• he wanted him to find out if the world was round or flat

• his wife needed some new jewelry

• the palace chef needed more spices

• to help England compete for land and wealth

Cabot thought that he found the Indies but what had he really found?

• Coast of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Coast of Florida

• The Caribbean

• The Coast of Brazil

Who traveled across the Isthmus of Panama and reached the Pacific?

• Cabot

• Balboa

• Columbus

• Prince Henry

What does the word Pacific mean?

• large water

• blue

• peaceful

• plentiful