European and Portuguese Exploration

Who found the first school of navigation?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomew Dias

• Vasco de Gama

Who is one of the most famous explorers?

• Prince Henry

• Bartholomew Dias

• Vasco de Gama

Which explorer was the 1st to sail around the tip of Africa?

• Vasco de Gama

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomew Dias

What are the three reasons for European exploration?

• God

• Gold

• Glory

• All

What was the "G" reason Prince Henry was exploring?

• Gold

• Glory

• God

What was the Silk Road?

• a land route connecting Europe and Asia

• a water route connecting Europe and Spain

• a road that was covered in silk

How did the compass and astrolabe help sailors?

• by helping sailors navigate and find their way home
• by showing them which type of ship was best
• by improving the steering of ships
• by helping ships sail faster

Which of the following is not a reason people began to explore?

• Asian spices
• curiosity 
• spread their religion
• convert more people to Islam

The global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that occurred during the European colonization of the Americas.

• Columbian Exchange
• Middle Passage
• Capitalism
• Colonization

Which of the following was NOT an invention that helped explorers sail faster, safer and farther?

• caravel

• compass

• astrolabe

• hydrant