Navigation in the Age of Exploration

Which navigation tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?

• astrolabe

• magnetic compass

• maps

• none of them

Which statement BEST describes Prince Henry's navigation school?

• Prince Henry did not start a navigation school.

• Students were taught military arts that they would use to conquer Native Americans.

• Christopher Columbus attended the school.

• Sailors, scholars, mapmakers, and shipbuilders worked together there to improve sea travel.

What navigation tool helped European sailors know how far they had sailed from the equator?

• magnetic compass

• astrolabe

• telescope

• maps

Who started a Portuguese navigation school around 1419?

• Leif Ericsson

• Vasco de Gama

• Prince Henry

• Bartolomeu Diaz

​ (a)   is the act or process of planning out a route or directing the travels of a vehicle, like a ship.

• Isthmus

• Colony

• Circumnavigate

• Conquistador

• Silk Road

• Sea Worthy

• Expedition

• Caravans

• Caravel

• Navigation

Which of the following was a significant geographical discovery during the Age of Exploration?

• The discovery of the Pacific Ocean

• The discovery of the Nile River

• The discovery of the Sahara Desert

• The discovery of the Himalayas

Which explorer is known for altering the European understanding of the world by proving that the Americas were separate from Asia?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Henry the Navigator

Match the following to the correct definition:

• Created by the Greeks, gave latitude.

• The Caravel

• A new ship that had improved travel.

• The Compass

• Created by the Chinese, showed direction

• The Astrolabe

​ (a)   are ships that are fit or safe for a voyage.

• Isthmus

• Colony

• Circumnavigate

• Conquistador

• Silk Road

• Navigation

• Expedition

• Caravans

• Caravel

• Seaworthy Ships

What is the word for: the act of steering, directing the course, or finding the way through?

• Navigation

• Competition

• Portugal

• Missionaries