Chapter 2 Test - Age of Exploration

1. Who explored the northern seas beginning in the ninth century?

• a) Europeans
• b) Vikings
• c) Portuguese
• d) Spanish

2. What were European merchants buying and selling?

• a) Gold and ivory
• b) Silk and spices
• c) Horses and cattle
• d) Fruits and vegetables

3. Why did traders ship goods by sea instead of by land?

• a) It was faster
• b) It was cheaper
• c) It was safer
• d) It was easier

4. What prepared the way for exploration?

• a) Improved navigation tools and technology
• b) Exploration of Africa's western coast
• c) Trade with Asia
• d) Establishing trading posts

5. Why did European rulers want to find a sea route to Asia?

• a) To explore new lands
• b) To find gold and ivory
• c) To buy and sell Asian goods
• d) To establish trading posts

6. What did Portugal set up in Africa?

• a) Trading posts
• b) Colonies
• c) Forts
• d) Farms

7. Which Portuguese explorer successfully sailed around the tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)?

• a) Bartolomeu Dias
• b) Christopher Columbus
• c) Vasco da Gama
• d) Hernán Cortés

8. Which Portuguese explorer reached India?

• a) Bartolomeu Dias
• b) Christopher Columbus
• c) Vasco da Gama
• d) Hernán Cortés

9. What did Christopher Columbus want to find?

• a) A sea route to Asia
• b) A sea route to Africa
• c) A land route to Asia
• d) A land route to Europe

10. Who sponsored Columbus's voyage?

• a) King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
• b) Prince Henry and other Portuguese rulers
• c) European merchants
• d) Spanish conquistadors