Exploration

Which country funded Christopher Columbus' voyage to the "New World."

• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• England

Who was the first person to circumnavigate the world?

• Magellan
• Drake
• Columbus
• da Gama

This helped explorers travel safer and further.

• astrolabe
• compass
• Caravel
• telescope

What does circumnavigate mean?

• To move the sails in a circular motion
• To use circles to locate key areas on a map.
• To travel in a circle from one area and back
• To travel completely around the earth

What early explorers were most interested in finding?

• Water routes to the New World
• Water routes to Africa's west coast
• Water routes to Asia
• Water routes to the Middle East

These were all reasons that Europeans set out to explore EXCEPT:

• curiosity
• adventure
• glory for their country
• to help native Americans

Why is the Western Hemisphere referred to as the New World.

• It was created after the Eastern Hemisphere

• The ideas of the Westerners were were new to the Eastern Hemisphere

• The Eastern Hemisphere did not even know this existed before the Age of Exploration

• The Western Hemisphere was a new opportunity for many.

The king of this country turned Christopher Columbus down when he asked for money.

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

Which is an example of a tool that improved navigation and made sea exploration possible?

• Telescope
• Aqueducts
• Atlas
• Astrolabe

Which was NOT a reason explorers were interested in exploring the Americas?

• To find a new route to Asia
• To claim land for their country
• To find gold and other riches
• To find weapons