IMPACT Grade 5, Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Test

Drag the events in the order they happened. Start by putting the earliest event on the left.

• Euopreans began using the stern-mounted rudder on their ships.

• Eurpoeans learned about the compass from Arab sailors.

• The sextant and the chronometer were invented

• Arab traders told Europeans about the astrolabe

"They hoped to make their countries rich by finding new trade routes that did not go through the Middle East. Important advances in navigation...made this possible." What is the meaning of the term navigation?

• a country's wealth

• a scientific advancement

• the science of guiding a boat

• the science of making trade routes

Why did European leaders begin to sponsor voyages of exploration?

• to find a source for silk other than China

• to find trade routes that did not go through Italy

• to establish trade routes along the west coast of Africa

• to find trade routes that did not go through the Middle East

Which evidence from the text supports the correct response to why European leaders began to sponsor voyages of exploration?

• "Another person who encouraged Europeans to travel to new lands was Prince Henry of Portugal, whose sailors explored the west coast of Africa in the early 1400s."

• "Trade with Asia usually moved along a route called the Silk Road. It was named for a product much in demand-Chinese silk."

• "In 1453, the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). They cut off most European trade through the Middle East."

• "Spain wished to become an even more powerful country after recapturing land it had lost to invading peoples from North Africa."

Which explorer traveled the farthest west into the Americas?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Christopher Columbus

How was Christopher Columbus an entrepreneur or someone who started a business and competed with others? Support your answer with details.

Summarize the Taíno people's experiences with Christopher Columbus and his crew.