USH 1st 9 Weeks Exam

Prince Henry the Navigator was a patron of this kingdom's voyages.

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

In what three ways did Prince Henry the Navigator influence exploration?

• He received sponsorship from the pope

• He funded voyages

• He ran a school to instruct explorers

• He oversaw the improvement of tools and practices

• He worked with Galileo to develop new exploration tools

Which new type of ship made maritime exploration far more successful.

• the junk

• the man of war

• the caravel

• the trireme

What is Vasco da Gama best known for?

• Being the first to sail from India to Europe using an alternative route

• Being the first to sail to India

• Discovering Europe

• Being the first to sail from Europe to India using an alternative route

TWO reasons people explored in the 1400s

• Asian spices

• spread Christianity

• learn about new people and culture

• find new animals

First explorer to reach the southern tip of Africa

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Magellan

Captained the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Magellan

To travel around the world

• circumnavigate

• compass

• astrolabe

• caravel

Credited with finding the New World while trying to find a sea route to India by sailing west

• Christopher Columbus

• Sir Francis Drake

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Magellan

a Viking who sailed to Vinland

• Christopher Columbus
• Leif Eriksson
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Robert LaSalle