Exploration and Discovery 1

What is a saga?

• A type of ship used by explorers

• An adventure story that tells about brave deeds of people from long ago

• A tool used for navigation

• A sickness caused by lack of vitamin C

What does the term 'cartographer' refer to?

• A person who studies economics

• A person who makes maps

• A person who is in charge of a ship

• A person who writes sagas

What is scurvy?

• A method of navigation

• A type of ship

• A sickness caused by not getting enough vitamin C

• A historical period

What time period does the Renaissance refer to?

• 1300-1400

• 1400-1500

• 1400-1600

• 1500-1700

Why was there a surge of exploration in the late 1400s?

• Advances in technology made it easier to travel

• The capture of Constantinople blocked trade routes

• Europeans wanted to find better routes to Asia

• All of the above

What encouraged Europeans to find better routes to Asia?

• The desire to explore unknown lands

• The competition with other nation-states

• The wealth from trading gold, jewels, silk, perfumes, and spices

• The need to find new sources of food

Who was Leif Erikson?

• A cartographer from the Renaissance period

• A monarch who funded voyages to the New World

• The Viking leader known to have landed in the Americas around A.D. 1000

• An explorer who discovered a sea route to Asia

What made Vinland a good place to make a settlement?

• It had a warm climate suitable for agriculture

• It was rich in minerals and precious stones

• It had salmon, grapes, forests, and grasses to support settlers

• It was already inhabited by friendly natives

What are inhabitants?

• Animals that are native to a region

• Plants that grow in a specific area

• People who live in a place

• Structures built by settlers

Who financed Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas?

• The King and Queen of Spain

• The King and Queen of Italy

• The King and Queen of Portugal

• The King and Queen of England