4.1 and 4.2 Lecture questions

What laws influence European men to travel to seek employment and land?

• Primogeniture

• Magna Carta

• Crusade laws

• 95 Theses

What factors led to European exploration?

• Primogeniture laws

• Seeking food and jobs

• Seeking access to natural resources

• Spreading Christianity

• All of theses

What invention helped spread astronomical and tidal charts, as well as coastal maps?

• Astrolabe

• Corsairs

• The printing press

• books

What legacy inventions were critical in European sea voyages between 1450-1750?

• The Wheel, the sail, and the Rudder

• Lance, Shield, and Gunpowder

• Lateen sail, astrolabe, and compass

• Astrolabe, calculator, chariot

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• King of Spain who commissioned Christopher Columbus' missions

• King of France who explored Africa

• King of Portugal who encouraged exploration

• Key Portuguese royal figure that supported exploration

Who was the first to round the tip of Africa?

• Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomew Dias

• Vasco de Gama

• Portforio Diaz

Who was the first Portuguese explorer who sailed to India and back?

• Pedro Cabral

• Vasco de Gama

• Henry the Navigaotor

• Bartholemu Diaz

What type of empire did the Portuguese create?

• Fishing monopoly

• Land based empire

• Trading post empire

Who did the Portuguese weaken with their trade post empire?

• Venice Merchants

• Genoese Merchants

• Muslim Merchants

• All of these

What did Amerigo Vespucci do for Spain?

• He created the first significant maps of Antarctica

• He created the first significant maps of the Americas

• He created the first significant maps of Australia

• He created the first significant maps of China