Exploring the Age of European Exploration

The video discusses the Age of European Exploration, focusing on why European states sponsored exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries. It highlights the motivations behind these explorations, such as the desire for Asian goods and the need for new trade routes. The video also covers key explorations by Portugal and Spain, including the voyages of Columbus and Magellan. Technological advancements in navigation and ship design are discussed as crucial factors that enabled these explorations. Finally, the video examines why Europe, particularly Western Europe, became dominant in exploration, citing geographic proximity, competition, and religious motivations.

What term does the narrator prefer to use instead of 'Age of Exploration'?

• Age of Global Exploration

• Age of Discovery

• Age of Maritime Exploration

• Age of European Exploration

What event in 1453 significantly impacted overland trade between Europe and Asia?

• The beginning of the Crusades

• The fall of the Roman Empire

• The capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire

• The voyages of Marco Polo

Who established a maritime college in Portugal to advance maritime technology?

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Bartolomeu Diaz

Which explorer was the first to sail to India and establish direct trade connections between Europe and India?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco de Gama

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• Ferdinand Magellan

What was Christopher Columbus's primary goal when he set sail from Portugal?

• To circumnavigate the globe

• To find a new route to India

• To reach China by sailing west

• To discover the Americas

Which explorer's crew was the first to circumnavigate the earth?

• Bartolomeu Diaz

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Vasco de Gama

What was one of the main reasons Spain sponsored Columbus's voyages?

• To spread Christianity

• To compete with Portugal

• To establish trade with Africa

• To find new lands for colonization

Which technological advancement was first developed by the Chinese and later used by Europeans?

• The caravel

• The carrick

• The maritime compass

• The astrolabe

What was the primary purpose of the caravel ship developed by the Portuguese?

• To serve as a passenger ship

• To explore and navigate

• To carry large amounts of goods

• To engage in naval warfare

Why was there less interest from the Chinese in exploring Europe compared to European interest in Asia?

• Europe was too far away

• Europe had less desirable goods

• The Chinese lacked maritime technology

• The Chinese were focused on internal affairs