Unit 2 Age of Exploration Test Review

Why did explorers carry and plant flags?

• to know their location

• to honor the king/queen and claim land

• help boats stay afloat

• to decorate their ships

True or False: Early maps were NOT an accurate tool for navigation.

• True

• False

Which tool helped explorers know how far they were from the equator?

• Coins

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Cash Crop

Why were early maps not an accurate tool for navigation?

• Continents/Countries were not the correct size

• Distance between places was not correct

• Both Answers

What does a compass give you?

• Directions (North, South, East, and West)

• Location of the stars

• Where continents and countries are

During the Age of Exploration, what was the purpose of the Bible?

• to give directions

• to give rules

• To bring people to Christianity

Which group of people did Queen Isabella defeat in war, in order to “reunify” Spain as a Catholic country?

• Muslims

• Spain

• Irish

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus’s journey?

• England

• Spain

• Italy

What was Christopher Columbus hoping to find on his travels?

• Route to the Indies for silks and spices

• Route to Africa

• Route to Canada

What did Martin Luther do that changed the religious practices of the time?

• Made the Protestant Church

• Told people not to follow the Catholic religion

• Both answers