The Age of Exploration

In 1497, who found a sea route to Asia by rounding the tip of Africa and landing on the southwestern coast of India?

• Henry the Navigator

• Diaz

• Vasco da Gama

• Columbus

What device helped Europeans navigate the sea using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinated direction?

• Steam engine

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Rudder

The art and science of making maps is called:

• cartography

• mapography

• quilting

• mapology

What navigation device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel near the coast?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Frigate

• Compass

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

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Queen Isabella

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

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

• horses and major diseases

• pumpkins, zucchinis, and turkeys

• cacao and horses

• cacao and llamas

What 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 did not

• They eliminated 75-90% of Europeans

• They eliminated 75-90% of indigenous peoples

• They helped the natives defeat the Spaniards

Conquistadors is a Spanish word that means:

• trust

• connect

• court

• conquerors

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

• To find a faster and safer trade route to Asia

• To circumnavigate the world on behalf of Italy

• To launch a surprise attack on Spain's enemies by sea

• To find the city of gold in southern Africa