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Early Explorers and Advances in Technology -part two

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Prince Henry spent .................... years providing the explorers with money .

a)

20

b)

40

c)

30

2.

2-After Prince Henry's death , the explorers didn't stop ...........................

a)

looking for European cities

b)

looking for a sea route to Asia

3.

Bartolomeu Dias led an expedition of .........................

a)

two ships

b)

three ships

c)

four ships

4.

Bartolomeu Dias explored the .........................

a)

eastern coast of Africa

b)

western coast of Africa

5.

Bartolomeu Dias could reach the southern tip of Africa then the Portuguese called it .................... because it gave them a hope to trade with India.

a)

Cape of explorers

b)

Cape of Good Hope

6.

The astrolabe was a navigation tool from ..................

a)

China

b)

South Africa

c)

North Africa

7.

The Portuguese shipbuilders developed the ..................... to better control the wind.

a)

kayaks

b)

caravels

c)

canoes

8.

The ...................... invented the magnetic compass.

a)

Chinese

b)

French

c)

British

9.

After ...................years , Vasco de Gama sailed to the same route of Bartolomeu Dias.

a)

2 years

b)

10 years

c)

15 years

10.

Vasco de Gama found ........................

a)

an all-water route to India .

b)

the eastern coast of Europe

c)

the western coast of North America.