Age of Exploration

Which continent began the Age of Exploration?

• Asia

• Antarctica

• Europe

• Africa

Which country began the Age of Exploration?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which is NOT one of the reasons for exploration?

• Germs

• God

• Glory

• Gold

What does superior mean?

• less than

• better than

• against

• different

What device helps people navigate by finding North?

• compass

• astrolabe

• printing press

• clock

Which device uses stars and the sun to figure out latitude (where you are on the map)?

• compass

• astrolabe

• printing press

• clock

Why did the printing press help exploration?

• it helped people navigate

• it could print books for entertainment

• it could print out letters

• it could print out more maps

Being a sailor was super fun and easy

• True

• False

Which was not a country that explored and colonized the Americas?

• France

• England

• Germany

• The Netherlands

Prince Henry "The Navigator" was the first to travel around the world.

• TRUE

• FALSE