Age of Exploration Review

When did the Age of Exploration occur?

• 15th - 17th centuries

• 10th - 12th centuries

• 20th - 21st centuries

• 18th - 19th centuries

Which of the following are some reasons why people began to go exploring?

• for GOLD (to be rich!)

• for GLORY (to be famous!)

• for GOD (to spread religion!)

• All of the above

Another major reason for exploration was that people were searching for ___________.

• vegetables

• spices

• luxury fabrics

• Holy water

Which of the following was NOT one of the technological advancements during this era, that contributed to exploration?

• new ships like the Caravel

• Navigation tools like the compass and astrolabe

• new weapons

• more accurate maps

Who was NOT a Portuguese explorer?

• Vasco Da Gama

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• John Cabot

• Prince Henry the Navigator

Christopher Columbus was trying to reach Asia, but ended up somewhere else. Where did he land instead?

• Haiti

• Australia

• Peru

• Cuba

Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate (go ALL the way around) the world?

• Christopher Columbus

• Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier

• Ferdinand Magellan

Which two explorers defeated the Aztec and Inca empires?

• Vasco Da Gama & Ferdinand Magellan

• Hernan Cortez & Francisco Pizarro

• Jacques Cartier and Sir Francis Drake

• Christopher Columbus & John Cabot

Which explorer was hired to steal from Spanish ships, making him basically a pirate?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• Sir Francis Drake

• Juan Ponce de Leon

What were some GOOD outcomes from the Age of Exploration?

• Outdated beliefs about the world changed

• Better maps were created

• Better trade routes between countries

• All of the above