Age of Exploration

The country that launched the Age of Discovery was:

• Spain

• England

• Portugal

• France

He led the first voyage around the world:

• Henry the Navigator

• Dias

• Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

Who were the "conquistadors?"

• catholic missionaries

• Spanish explorers

• Aztec rulers

• French adventurers

Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had discovered:

• North America

• a western route to Asia

• an ancient civilization

• Cuba and Hispaniola

All of the following are reasons for European exploration except:

• Glory

• Gold

• Oil

• Spices

The movement of living things between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is known as:

• Line of Demarcation

• Conquistador

• Columbian Exchange

• New York Stock Exchange

Italian explorer & navigator; the New World was named after him

• Amerigo Vespucci

• America Ferrera

• America Young

• America Sierra

• compass

• sextant

• octant

• astrolabe

The land route connecting Europe to Asia and India for the purpose of trade.

• exploration

• traverse

• Silk Road

• Marine Silk Road

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal