WHII 4.1: Age of Exploration

What is an Astrolabe?

• A tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.

• A Small, Fast Ship

• A tool that shows which direction is North

• None of the Above

What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?

• A passage to India by land

• A way to the South Pole

• A new trade route to India by sea

• A new school in Portugal

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• A Portuguese Prince

• He helped start European exploration and trade

• He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India

• All of the above

European explorers were sent to the New World for:

• Gold, Spices and Ships

• Gold, Land, and to convert native people to Christianity

• Silver, Pearls, and Slaves

• Slaves, Navigators, and Cartographers

This Portuguese explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who was he?

• Robert La Salle

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Henry Hudson

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who was the explorer that FIRST salied around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Vasco de Gama

What was a magnetic compass?

• A small, fast ship

• A tool that shows which direction is North

• A tool that helps sailors use the sun and stars to find their location.

• None of the above

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Explorers did not want to find a new trade route to Asia

• Christianity was introduced to the New World

• Florida was claimed by Spain

• Trade between Europe and the New World increased

Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Ponce de Leon

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernan Cortez

• Francisco Cornado

To go all the way around the Earth by ship or plane is to:

• Circumnavigate

• Equate

• Latitudinate

• Circulate