Age of Explorers

In 1497, who found a water route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on India's southwest coast?

• Henry the Navigator

• Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

• Steam Engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

The art and science of map making is called:

• cartography
• mapography
• quilting
• mapology

Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Frigate

• Compass

Who sponsored Portuguese fleets that sailed along the western coast of Africa?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Queen Isabella

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

• horses and major diseases

• squash, pumpkins, and turkeys

• cocoa and horses

• cocoa and llamas

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

• major diseases

• horses

• potatoes and corn

• slaves

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

Conquistadors is a Spanish word meaning:

• to entrust

• to connect

• court

• conquerors

What was Christopher Columbus' purpose for exploration before discovering the New World?

• To find a faster and safer trading route to Asia
• To circumnavigate the world in the name of Italy
• To launch a surprise attack the enemies of Spain by sea
• To find the city of gold in southern Africa