GR 4 CH 5 REVIEW

A time when European began 

exploring the world by seas in search of new trade 

routes, wealth, and knowledge.

• Age of Exploration

• Age of Enlightenment

• Age of Trade

• Age of Discovery

One of the first groups of Europeans to visit North America?

• Vikings

• Dutch

• Spanish

• Portuguese

Who was the first to land in Newfoundland off the coast of Canada in year 1,000AD?

• Leif Erikson

• Harold Erikson

• Asrid Leif

• Henry the Navigator

Which explorer was the first to travel to China when he was 17 years old with his father and uncle.

• Vasco da Gama
• Christopher Columbus
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Marco Polo

What is the name of the man who wrote Marco Polo's book while in jail?

• Marco Polo
• Giovanni Boccaccio
• Rustichello da Pisa
• Dante Alighieri

What is the name of Marco Polo's book?

• The Adventures of Marco Polo
• Marco Polo's Journey
• The Travels of Marco Polo
• The Travels of Christopher Columbus

Who is the leader of the Age of Exploration?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• There is no single leader of the Age of Exploration.
• Ferdinand Magellan led the entire Age of Exploration.
• Christopher Columbus is the sole leader.

What was the original name of the Cape of Good Hope?

• Cape of Tranquility
• Cape of Whales
• Cape of Winds
• Cape of Storms

Italian explorer wanted to find a faster route to Asia. Instead of sailing

 around Africa, he thought to sail east across the Atlantic.

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernán Cortés
• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan

Which king and queen sponsored Christopher Columbus's expedition?

• King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I
• King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria
• King Louis XIV and Queen Marie Antoinette
• King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn