Age of Exploration

Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?

• a Portuguese prince
• He helped start European exploration and trade.
• He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
• all of the above

Why did Europeans begin to explore?

• the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
• a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
• Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
• all of the above

Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?

• Francisco Pizarro
• Christopher Columbus
• Henry Hudson
• Vasco de Gama

_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.

• Amerigo Vespucci
• John Cabot
• Christopher Columbus
• Alfonso de Albuquerque

This man conquered the Aztec Empire.

• Columbus
• Cortes
• Cabral
• Cabot

Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?

• Middle Passage
• Triangular Trade
• Columbian Exchage
• Mercantilism

Economic practice were investors make the profits?

• Capitalism
• Joint Stock Companies
• Mercantilism
• Communism

This man's vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world.

• Francis Drake
• Vasco da Gama
• Magellan
• Pedro Cabral

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

• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• England

This country DID NOT send explorers to the New World.

• Netherlands
• Italy
• England
• France