Chapter 2 Test

First and Last Name:

1 Which of the following navigation tools helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?

• A Modern maps
• B Astrolabe
• C Caravel
• D Magnetic compass

2 What did Prince Henry do to improve sea travel?

• A. He invented the astrolabe
• B. He started a navigation school
• C. He brought the caravel from Spain
• D. He was the patron of Bartolomeu Dias

3 Why were European merchants interested in finding a sea route to Asia?

• A Trade in Europe had decreased
• B Land routes were long and dangerous
• C Asia was believed to border North America
• D Sea routes were thought to be shorter than land routes

4 Which goods did European merchants want from Asia?

• A Lumber and fish
• B Cotton and wool
• C Horses and cattle
• D Silks and spices

5 Which of these explorers was the first to sail from Europe to India?

• A Marco Polo
• B Vasco da Gama
• C Bartolomeu Dias
• D Ferdinand Magellan

6. The 3 G’s that the explorers followed when they came to the Americas were Glory, Gold and?

• A Greece
• B Good
• C Grief
• D God

7. Which country’s leaders funded Columbus’s first voyage, and what was their reason for doing so?

• A Portugal; they wanted to control trade in Asia
• B Portugal; they wanted to begin trading with native peoples in North America
• C Spain; they hoped to earn money from trade in Asia
• D Spain; they wanted to spread Christianity throughout North America

8. Why did Hernán Cortés lead an expedition to Mexico?

• A He was expelled from Spain
• B He was invited there by the Aztecs
• C He thought he was heading toward Asia
• D He wanted to conquer the Aztecs and gain their riches

9. Both Francisco Coronado and Hernando de Soto —

• A explored Florida
• B found riches and treasure
• C killed many native peoples
• D claimed land for Portugal