4.1 Part 1 Exploration Video

What made overland trade routes from Europe to Asia increasingly difficult by the mid-1300s?

• Increased demand for luxury goods

• The rise of new European empires

• Constant threat of wars and thieves

• Technological advancements in shipbuilding

What was the primary motivation for Portuguese explorers venturing into the Atlantic and along the African coast?

• To find new sources of gold and silver

• To establish new colonies in Africa

• To attack North African Muslim pirates

• To discover a direct sea route to Asia

Which Portuguese explorer was the first to establish a direct sea route from Europe to India by sailing around the southern tip of Africa?

• Henry the Navigator

• Bartholomeu Dias

• Vasco da Gama

• Pedro Álvares Cabral

What was Christopher Columbus's key belief regarding how to reach Asia and its riches?

• Sailing east around Africa

• Sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean

• Discovering a new continent

• Establishing new overland trade routes

What was Christopher Columbus's main objective when proposing his expedition to European monarchs?

• To establish new trade routes to African kingdoms.

• To prove the Earth was spherical.

• To find a westward sea passage to Asia.

• To explore unknown territories in the Atlantic.

Upon his arrival in 1492, what region did Christopher Columbus explore, and what was his mistaken belief about its identity?

• The coast of Africa, thinking it was the Americas.

• The Caribbean Islands, believing them to be part of India.

• North America, assuming it was a new European territory.

• South America, mistaking it for the Spice Islands.

The continent discovered by Christopher Columbus was later named "America" in honor of which explorer?

• Christopher Columbus, for his initial discovery.

• Ferdinand Magellan, for circumnavigating the globe.

• Amerigo Vespucci, for recognizing it as a new continent.

• Vasco da Gama, for finding a sea route to India.

Despite its significant losses, what was a key scientific outcome of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition?

• It successfully established a direct trade route to the Spice Islands.

• It proved that the Earth was much smaller than previously estimated.

• It demonstrated the Earth's spherical shape and the interconnectedness of its oceans.

• It led to the immediate colonization of new territories in Asia.