Exploration and Discoveries by Portugal

What was the main motivation for Portugal's early exploration?

• To find new lands for settlement

• To establish a Mediterranean port

• To restrict access to existing trade routes

• To seek new routes for trading spices, silk, and other goods

What was one of the actions taken by Prince Henry to aid exploration?

• He sailed to India

• He established a center for exploration at Sagres

• He discovered the Cape of Good Hope

• He mapped the West African coast

What was Vasco da Gama's route during his voyage in 1497?

• Sailed to the Americas

• Sailed far west of Africa to find favorable currents

• Sailed to the Mediterranean

• Sailed to the southernmost part of Africa

What was the guiding question for the section on Columbus and the Americas?

• How did Portugal build a trading empire with Asia?

• Why were Columbus’s voyages significant?

• What were the challenges faced by early explorers?

• How did Vasco da Gama reach India?

What was the impact of Vasco da Gama's voyages on Lisbon?

• Lisbon became a Mediterranean port

• Lisbon became the marketplace of Europe

• Lisbon became a center for exploration

• Lisbon became a trading empire in Asia

What were the names of the three ships Columbus used on his first voyage?

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Mayflower, Santa Maria, Pinta

• Nina, Mayflower, Santa Maria

• Pinta, Mayflower, Nina

What did Columbus mistakenly believe he had reached when he landed in the Bahamas?

• China

• Japan

• India

• Australia

Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was one of the goals of early Spanish explorers?

• To find a new route to Australia

• To establish trade with Africa

• To conquer new lands and acquire wealth

• To map the coastlines of Europe

Who conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Hernán Cortés

• Ferdinand Magellan