The Age of Explorations

People explored during the Age of Explorations to gain wealth through:

• trading valuable goods and spices.

• establishing new colonies.

• discovering new lands.

• all of the above.

What is a cartographer?

• map maker

• astronomer

• biologist

• geologist

What is an astrolabe?

• tool for determining latitude while at sea

• musical instrument

• ancient weapon

• type of plant

What are two ways Henry the Navigator supported exploration?

• By funding expeditions and establishing a navigation school

• By leading voyages himself and mapping new territories

• By writing books on navigation and inventing new instruments

• By negotiating trade agreements and building ships

What did Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias discover?

• Southern tip of Africa

• Northwest Passage

• Cape Horn

• Strait of Magellan

What did Bartolomeu Dias prove?

• proved ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa

• proved the Earth is flat

• proved the existence of America

• proved the sun revolves around the Earth

Where did Vasco da Gama explore to in 1497?

• Calicut, India

• Lisbon, Portugal

• Cape of Good Hope

• Malacca, Malaysia

What is scurvy?

• swollen bleeding gums due to lack of vitamin C

• a type of skin rash caused by allergies

• a condition caused by excessive vitamin D

• a viral infection affecting the liver