Zheng He, De Gama, & Columbus Crash Course

Why were explorers so eager to explore new territories?

• Get rich

• Spread Chritianity

• Glorify their country

What faith does Zheng He belong?

• Muslim

• Hindu

• Buddhist

• Christian

How did the dynasty have enough money to build the gigantic wall?

• It stopped building ships for exploration

• It stopped exploring new lands

• It continued to trade with India

What two things are noted about Portugal?

• Lots of rivers and lacking in resources

• Significant coastline and abundant resources

• Resource poor and significant coastline

• Barren coastline and resource poor

What was Vasco da Gama the first to do?

• Reach the tip of Africa

• Graduate from Henry's School of Navigation

• Sail around Africa and into the Indian Ocean

• Find the secret Christian city in Africa

In all honesty, the Portuguese were really just glorified...

• mapmakers

• explorers

• soldiers

• pirates

The Line of Demarcation was created by Pope Alexander VI to do what?

• Divide wealth of the countries of Portugal and Spain

• Keep Portugal and Spain from discovering new places

• Divide unclaimed lands between Portugal and Spain

• Create a language barrier for the future continents

Which continent has still yet to be discovered?

• Austrailia

• Africa

• South America

• Antartica

Why do we remember and discuss Columbus more than the other two?

• He was the only one commissioned by a King and Quen

• He was the most successful at exploring

• His efforts had a more world-wide impact