Explorers and Navigation Quiz

Who established a school specifically for ocean navigation?

• Marco Polo

• Prince Henry

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

What was the Silk Road?

• A colony in China

• A trading route between Europe and Asia

• A path through Africa

• A water route to India

What is a caravan?

• A type of sailing ship

• A group of explorers by sea

• A group traveling together across a desert

• A school for navigation

Which explorer was the first to attempt to sail around the world?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

What important invention from China helped European sailors?

• The compass

• The astrolabe

• Gunpowder

• The chronometer

What is a conquistador?

• A type of sailing ship

• A Spanish explorer

• A desert traveler

• A Spanish conqueror

Which explorer traveled to China and helped establish trade routes?

• Marco Polo

• Zhu Di

• Prince Henry

• Vasco da Gama

What was a caravel?

• A measuring tool

• A fast Spanish or Portuguese ship

• A type of colony

• A trading route

Who reached the Americas before Christopher Columbus?

• The Chinese

• The Portuguese

• The Vikings

• The Spanish

What is navigation?

• The process of planning travel routes

• The study of stars

• The building of colonies

• The trading of goods