SW Explorers 1

What country had control of the spice trade beginning in the early 15th century?

• Spain

• Portugal

• Italy

• France

People needed spices to ​ (a)   the smell and bad taste of ​ (b)   food. They did not have ​ (c)   to keep food fresh.

• hide
• rotting
• refrigerators

What country was the first to send explorers in search of sea routes to Asia for more spices?

• England

• Portugal

• Spain

• Italy

​ (a)   means to pay for.

• Sponsor
• Repeal
• Responsive

Some religious leaders, such as King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, thought that funding voyages would enable them to spread what?

• Christianity

• diseases

• riches

• language

Which is TRUE?

• Prince Henry the Navigator explored the coast of Africa on his boat.

• Prince Henry the Navigator sponsored many expeditions to chart the coast of Africa.

One sad detail of Prince Henry's expedition was that his crew ​ ​ (a)   before returning to Portugal.

• captured Africans as slaves
• got terribly sick from scurvy

Organize these options into the right categories

• forced Saxons into Christianity

• letters in Germanic writing system

• gauntlets

• training to be a knight

• ability to ride on horseback

• type of gloves worn by knights

• runes

• skill that made Huns great warriors

• squire or page

• Charlemagne did this