Technology Advancements in the Early Age of Exploration

* Vasco da Gama discovered an all-water route from Europe to India.

• * Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigated the globe.

• * Issac Newton defined the forces of gravity.

   These events relate most directly to

   

• revised understandings of natural surroundings

    

• questioning the benefits of the mercantile

         system

     

• increased suspicion between different religions

    

• development of new manufacturing techniques

• Invention of the compass and astrolabe

• European dependence on spices from Asia

• Rise of nation-states in Europe

These developments influenced the start of the

• Crusades

• Renaissance

• Reformation

• Age of Exploration

1. All of the following were motives for European exploration except-

• 1. Political control of Asia

• 1. The spread of Christianity 

• 2. Personal fame

• 2. Access to international trade

The major reason that Portugal and Spain established water routes to Asia’s spice markets was to

• experiment with new technology such as the astrolabe and sextant

• provide jobs for navigators, cartographers, and shipbuilders

• avoid the overland routes that were controlled by Muslim traders

• discover new continents, plants, and animals

The astrolabe and improvements in cartography helped Europeans to-

• launch the Crusades

• defeat the Mongols

• expel the Moors

• explore the Western Hemisphere

Which two explorers are associated with the travels shown on the map?

• Ferdinand Magellen and Matthew Perry

• Christopher Columbus and Genghis Khan

• Vasco de Gama and Zheng He

• Francisco Pizarro and Marco Polo

Which statement can best be supported by the information on the map?

• The Portuguese taught the Chinese their sailing knowledge.

• Portugal and China practiced isolationism throughout the 15th century.

• Only the Portuguese explored the east coast of Africa.

• The Portuguese and the Chinese were active explorers. 

Which period is known as the Age of Discovery?

• 5th-7th centuries

• 15th-17th centuries

• 18th-20th centuries

• 10th-12th centuries

What were the small maneuverable ships called that were used by the European explorers?

• Astrolabes

• Compass

• Lateen sail

• Caravel

After Dias sailed around the southern tip of South Africa, this area was referred to as-

• Cape Horn

• Cape of Good Hope

• Gold Coast

• Ivory Coast