Age of Exploration Reading Review

What new advances in science and technology helped sailors figure out where they were even when far from land?

• Enhanced shipbuilding techniques

• Improved mapmaking

What was one of the reasons for European exploration?

• To fight back against Islam and Judaism

• To spread the Christian faith

Who supported Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas?

• King of Portugal

• Queen Isabella of Spain

What was the main goal of the first explorers to search for a sea route to Asia?

• To discover new lands for Spain

• To reach Asia to get goods from China and India

Which country's explorers were the first to find a new sea route to Asia?

• Portugal

• England

What did Christopher Columbus hope to reach by sailing west across the Atlantic?

• Asia

• Australia

What was the main cause of the wave of European exploration of the Americas?

• To start a new life in a different land

• To find a passage through the Americas to sail their ships to India or China

Who was the first person to try to circumnavigate the Earth?

• Bartholomeu Diaz

• Ferdinand Magellan

What did the voyages of explorers like Magellan pave the way for?

• Discovery of new islands in the Pacific Ocean

• European settlement and colonization of the Americas

What does "circumnavigate" mean?

• To turn your ship completely around

• To travel completely around the world.

• To steer your boat towards land.