The Age of Exploration

1. What source did sailors use to determine their position on the journey?

• television
• Waze
• sun, moon, and stars

2. What happened if a sailor was sick or seen as weak by the captain?

• he was promoted
• the sailor was beaten or flogged
• the sailor was in charge of steering the ship

3. How did the European explorers travel to the new world?

• train
• horse and carriage
• boat

4. What tool was used to help sailors navigate on the open seas?

• anchor
• google maps
• magnetic compass

5. Why did the explorers explore?

• Gold
• God
• Glory
• All of the Above

6. What is the illness sailor's faced as a result of little to no vitamins in their diet?

• scurvy
• flu
• sinus infection

7. What are the main foods that sailors ate on their voyage? (Pick 3)

• salted meat
• fresh fruits and vegetables
• dried fruit
• dairy products
• dried peas

8. What did the explorers want to find on their voyages? (Pick 4)

• spices
• gold
• land for their country
• quicker routes
• animals

9. Sailors did many things on board the ships. Which one is an action that sailors did NOT do often?

• eat salted meat
• raise and lower the sails
• take baths
• repair the ship from storms

10. He is from Italy. He sailed for Spain. He thought he found India, but he did not.

• Balboa
• Columbus
• Lewis and Clark