Voyages of Discovery

Why did European's begin to explore the oceans?

• For Money and Faith

• For Justice and Truth

• For Independence

• For Scientific Discovery

What major world power sat between Europeans and the Asian markets?

• The Mongolian Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Islamic Empire

• The Portuguese Empire

Where did the Portuguese explore in the early 1400's?

• East, through the Mediterranean

• West, across the Atlantic Ocean

• South, along the African Coast

• North, into the Arctic Ocean

What is the southern most point of Africa?

• The Cove of Glory

• The Southern Point

• The Cape of Good Fortune

• The Cape of Good Hope

Who joined the Portuguese expeditions along the coast of Africa?

• Catholic Missionaries

• Pirates

• Philosophers

• Mathematicians

What was the first document to place limits on the power of the English Monarch?

• Magna Carta

• Magma Quarter

• Morgama Curter

• Mormor Cur-cur

Who was the first European sailor to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortez

Where did Columbus land in 1492?

• America

• India

• Malaysia

• the Bahamas

What explorer was the first to map the Americas?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Americo Versace

• Amigo de los Barcos

Who is the first person accredited with circumnavigating the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Hernan Cortez