Exploration and Discoveries by Portugal

What was the outcome of Portuguese explorers mapping the West African coast?

• They found a new route to Asia

• They traded for gold, ivory, and enslaved Africans

• They established a Mediterranean port

• They discovered the Americas

What was Vasco da Gama's achievement in 1498?

• He discovered the Americas

• He established a sea route to Asia

• He mapped the West African coast

• He founded a new colony in Africa

What was the role of Prince Henry in early exploration efforts?

• He was a navigator who discovered the Americas

• He was a leader in early exploration efforts around 1420

• He was a king who established a trading empire in Asia

• He was a sailor who mapped the West African coast

What was the goal of Portugal's early exploration?

• To find new lands for settlement

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

• To restrict access to existing trade routes

• To establish a Mediterranean port

What was the impact of Portugal's annual voyages to India?

• They led to the discovery of the Americas

• They transformed Lisbon into the marketplace of Europe

• They established a Mediterranean port

• They restricted access to existing trade routes

Where did Columbus land during his first voyage, mistakenly believing he had reached the Indies?

• Cuba

• Bahamas

• Jamaica

• Puerto Rico

Who led the first crew to circumnavigate the globe?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was the main goal of early Spanish explorers?

• To establish trade routes with Africa

• To find a new route to Asia

• To conquer new lands and acquire wealth

• To map the coastlines of Europe

What were the centers of trade in Spanish settlements called?

• Missions

• Presidios

• Pueblos

• Haciendas

What were the military forts in Spanish settlements known as?

• Pueblos

• Missions

• Presidios

• Haciendas