
HIST-5 Chapter 2 Review
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?
A. Modern maps
B. The astrolabe
C. The telescope
D. The magnetic compass
Answer explanation
Page 90 in your text: "The astrolabe from North Africa. This device helps measure the height of a star above the horizon."
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the compass help European explorers navigate their ships?
A. It allowed them to sail at night
B. It told them which direction they were going
C. It helped sailors control the wind on their ships
D. It measured the distance north or south from the equator
Answer explanation
Also Page 90. A magnetic compass always points north, allowing sailors to figure out which direction they were sailing towards.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?
A. Vasco De Gama
B. Bartolomeo Dias
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Prince Henry the Navigator
Answer explanation
Page 92:
Henry was a Portuguese prince who funded a school for mapmaking and navigation. That is how he earned the title, "the Navigator."
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was probably the first European to sail to North America?
A. Eric the Red
B. Leif Ericsson
C. Vasco De Gama
D. Christopher Columbus
Answer explanation
Page 88:
Leif Ericcson is the son (hence his name) of Eric the Red. His Viking crew were probably the first European explorers to make landfall in North America, in 1000 AD.
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the Portuguese set up trading posts along the west coast of Africa in the early 1400s?
A. To supply the ships sailing to Brazil.
B. To make trading with nearby African countries easier
C. To challenge the power of Prince Henry's navigation school
D. To create a central location for buying and selling goods
Answer explanation
Page 93 in your textbook
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CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was an improvement in shipbuilding in the 1400s?
A. Triangular sails that controlled the wind
B. Wooden decks that resisted waterproofing
C. Rudderless ships that didn't require steering
D. Smaller cargo areas that make ships weigh less
Answer explanation
Page 91 in your textbook:
"The caravel had triangular sails to better control the wind."
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?
A. South
B. North
C. East
D. West
Answer explanation
Page 98 in your textbook:
"Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia by sailing west..."
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