The Age of Exploration

One reason Europeans sought to explore West was the search for ____.

What empire blocked Europe's ability to trade with the East in the 1400s?

• Ottoman Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Roman Empire

Another reason ​ (a)   looked to explore ​ (b)   was the idea that ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   existed in mass quantities in ​ (e)   .

• Europeans
• West
• gold
• silver
• East Asia
• Bronze
• Salt
• Africa
• Spanish

Prior to the Age of exploration, Europeans believed the Earth to be ​ (a)   , however in the 1400s, some European explorers such as Marco Polo pushed the idea that the Earth may instead be ​ (b)   .

• Flat
• Round
• Square

What was one of the main reasons European Kings and Queens sought to explore during the Age of Discovery?

• To spread Catholicism

• To discover new continents

• To escape the Ottoman Turks

• To find new spices

King ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of ​ (c)   was the first to fund major projects in the areas of ​ (d)   and Atlantic exploration.

• Henry
• Navigator
• Portugal
• Cartography
• Louis
• Barbarian
• Spain
• Pacific

King ​ (a)   the ​ (b)   of ​ (c)   was one of the first monarchs to fund projects in the areas of ​ (d)   and ​ Atlantic exploration.

• Henry
• Navigator
• Portugal
• Cartography
• Louis
• Barbarian
• Spain
• Pacific

What monarch funded Christopher Columbus' expedition?

• Queen Elizabeth I of England
• King Ferdinand II of Aragon
• King Henry VII of England
• Queen Isabella I of Spain

What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

• An agreement dividing newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal in 1494.
• A treaty between France and England in 1520
• An agreement dividing Africa between European powers in 1600
• A pact between Spain and Italy in 1450

What did Vasco de Gama not understand about the Arabian Sea?

• Tides
• Longitude
• Trade routes
• Monsoon winds