Explorers and Empires Quiz

What made the Songhai Empire wealthy?

• Trading in salt and gold

• Trading in spices and silks

• Trading in red and blue dyes

• Trading in shells and glass

What country were Ferdinand and Isabella the king and queen of?

• Germany

• Portugal

• England

• Spain

Which countries had the largest economies in the 1400's?

• England and France

• Spain and Portugal

• England and China

• Spain and China

Where did Christopher Columbus land?

• Asia

• Africa

• The Caribbean

• New York

Who sponsored John Cabot?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Germany

What did Jacques Cartier start in North America?

• A war

• French trade

• Fur trade

• Cotton fields

What is celestial navigation?

• Using planets to find a location

• Locating planets

• Using the sun, moon, and stars

• Locating the sun, moon and the stars to find a location

What did sailors use to determine latitude?

• Astrolabe

• Sextant

• Cartography

• Celestial navigation

What is cartography?

• Finding longitude

• Map making

• Finding stars

• Finding latitude

What did having more resources and land give people?

• More power

• More water

• More corn

• More money