The Age of Exploration: Opening New Worlds

From which centuries did the Age of Exploration primarily take place?

• 12th to 14th centuries

• 15th to 17th centuries

• 18th to 20th centuries

• 10th to 12th centuries

Name two European countries that led expeditions during the Age of Exploration.

• Portugal and Spain

• Germany and Italy

• Sweden and Norway

• Russia and Greece

Which advances made long voyages possible for European explorers?

• Printing press

• Navigation technology such as caravels, astrolabes, and compasses

• Steam engines

• Telegraph

What religious motivation drove many explorers during the Age of Exploration?

• Spreading Christianity

• Learning new languages

• Building schools

• Collecting art

In the period 1415-1460, who established a navigation school and encouraged Portuguese sailors to explore the African coast?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

Who rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, opening a path around Africa?

• Bartolomeu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

In 1498, who reached India and established direct European sea trade with Asia?

• Vasco da Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

When did Columbus sail west with three ships and where did he land, believing he had reached Asia?

• 1492, Bahamas

• 1494, Caribbean

• 1500, India

• 1485, Africa

In 1494, which two countries divided newly discovered lands under the Treaty of Tordesillas, mediated by the Pope?

• Spain and Portugal

• England and France

• Italy and Germany

• Netherlands and Belgium

Who defeated the Aztec Empire in 1521?

• Francisco Pizarro

• Hernán Cortés

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan