HMH Age of Exploration Quiz

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 Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown on the Map?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Cabral

What did Christopher Columbus name the natives that he met in San Salvador?

1st to sail around the world

• Magellan
• Eriksson
• Columbus
• LaSalle

Sail or travel all the way around the world.

• exploration

• traverse

• Silk Road

• circumnavigate

Person who sponsored Columbus' voyage to America

• Queen Isabella
• Queen Elizabeth
• Artemesia Gentileschi
• Sir Thomas Moore

According to the Spanish, Drake was a

• Good person

• Dinosaur

• Captain

• Pirate

A huge fleet of Spanish ships defeated during an attack on England in 1588.

• The French Armada

• The Spanish Armada

• The Dutch Armada

• None of the Above

What continents are in the Old World?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

What continents are in the New World?

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa