Age of Exploration Quiz

Use the image to answer the question. How was this object used?

• It was used to determine direction with a magnetic pointer.

• It was used to predict weather conditions by measuring air pressure.

• It was used to determine position by measuring the sun, moon, and stars.

• It was used to determine speed by measuring the distance between knots in a rope.

Why was Prince Henry of Portugal called Henry the Navigator?

• He invented the astrolabe and the compass.

• He was the first to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

• He made the most accurate maps of Europe, Africa, and Asia of the time.

• He supported education and developments and got money for exploration.

Which country developed this type of ship?

• Spain

• France

• Portugal

• Great Britain

Who explored the coast of East Africa?

• King John I

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Henry the Navigator

What did Dias do after passing the Cape of Good Hope?

• He became the first person to sail from Portugal to Asia.

• He continued along the east coast of Africa.

• He set up a trading post in Madagascar.

• He turned around and went back west.

The following is an excerpt from Amerigo Vespucci’s account of his first voyage (1497 CE): “The wealth that we enjoy in this our Europe and elsewhere, such as gold, jewels, pearls, and other riches, they hold as nothing; and although they have them in their own lands, they do not labour [work] to obtain them, nor do they value them.” Who is Vespucci referring to in the excerpt?

• the Catholic Church

• the crew of his ships

• King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

• Indigenous peoples he encountered

Use the map to answer the question. What does the line down the middle of the map represent?

• the Treaty of Tordesillas

• the known world as of 1494

• the limits of the Catholic Church’s influence

• the rivalry between Europe and the Americas

What was Vasco Núñez de Balboa the first European to see?

• the Mississippi River

• the Northwest Passage

• the South American continent

• the east coast of the Pacific Ocean

What was the main achievement of Magellan and his fleet?

• They were the first Europeans to circumnavigate the globe.

• They discovered many forms of wildlife unknown to Europeans.

• They claimed much of the Americas for the Portuguese.

• They were the first Europeans to trade with China and India.

Which statement best explains an effect of the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494?

• It encouraged other European countries to colonize the Americas.

• It created a map for future exploration.

• It discouraged other European countries from colonizing the Americas.

• It created separate areas for colonization.