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CH 2: Portugal's Early Explorers

Authored by Tracey Bressette

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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CH 2: Portugal's Early Explorers
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Prince Henry's nickname?

Henry the Navigator

Henry the Future of Portugal

Henry the Explorer

Henry the Father of Modern Exploration

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Prince Henry create in 1420?

a school for exploration

a new navigation tool

a new type of ship called the caravel

a route to the Gold Coast of Africa

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the reasons Portugal wanted to explore was to....

spread Christianity to other parts of the world

control more gold coming from the Silk Road

find a water route to the Mediterranian Sea

help invest in the trade routes through Spain

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was an astrolabe?

a tool that allowed navigators to locate their position by using the stars

the new rudders developed by Prince Henry's school

a magnetic compass

a type of ship that was developed by Prince Henry's school

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

All the following were inventions or advancements made by Portugal's school for navigation EXCEPT for:

Astrolabe

Caravels

Magnetic compass

Pelorus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Portugal want to explore the world?

They were curious

They wanted more land

They wanted to rule the world

They wanted new trade routes and lacked a Mediterranean Sea port

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the "Cape of Storms" renamed?

The Cape of Gold

The Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Hurricans

The Cape of I Hope I Make it Home

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