The Age of Exploration Mr. Barth Review 2022

Which of the following would not be true of the new technology and better scientific information that aided explorations?

• The magnetic compass allowed sailors to find their direction in bad weather.

• Ptolemy’s maps gave a reasonably accurate estimate of the distance from Europe to Asia

• The recent European invention of the Astrolabe improved navigation at sea.

• Caravels with Triangular Sails were more maneuverable and could carry more than previous ships.

What European nation was the first to established trading posts and forts in Africa and India opening up the spice trade?

• Portugal

• Spain

• the Netherlands

• France.

Which technology helped sailors to sail faster and into the wind?

• The Magnetic Compass

• The Astrolabe

• The Caravel

• The Sextant

Who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa into the Indian Ocean?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Megellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

This scientific instrument measuring the angle of stars above the horizon and was used to determine latitude.

• The Astrolabe

• The Caravel

• Triangle Sails

• The Sternpost Rudder

This person completed the first circumnavigation (meaning going all the way around) of the Earth.

• Francis Drake

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

What was a European goal during the Age of Exploration?

• The expansion of empires and power.
• The increase of wealth and improved balance of trade.
• The desire to spread Christianity beyond European borders.
• All of the Above.

Who were the major players in European exploration?

• England, Portugal, Spain
• England, Italy, Egypt
• Portugal, Spain, Sweden 
• India, France, Greece

Who was Vasco de Gama?

• An Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his first voyage

• A Portuguese explorer who sailed all the way from Portugal to India for the first time in history

• A Portuguese explorer who established one of the most important cities in Brazil

• An Italian shipbuilder who designed the first caravel

Highly trained professionals who made maps were called?

• Astrographers
• Coreographers
• Matagraphers
• Cartographers